Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 13, 2012 3:25 pm Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 2Jan 13, 2012 4:37 pm Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 3Jan 13, 2012 6:41 pm Promo at the time: was 5k to use anyway you liked. Free granite benchtops as standard. Free water filter in the kitchen. For me the 5k basically went towards increasing ceiling height from standard. Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 4Jan 13, 2012 7:00 pm We didn't get anything like this, alas. First time and all, we should've played a lot more hard to get. Oh well, if we ever build again, it will be a different story. Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 5Jan 13, 2012 7:24 pm There were two different promos when we signed up....one is the bigger promotion that included $42K (supposedly) worth of upgrades and the other was the monthly promotion. So big promo included ceramic tiles or Bolero timber look flooring to living/kitchen etc and carpet to whole of house, stone to Master ensuite, bathroom, powder & kitchen (including 40mm edge to island), Blum soft close drawers and cupboards, drawers to whole kitchen, alifrost inserts to 4 overhead doors, glass splashback, 900mm oven stove top and rangehood, additional overhead cupboards to kitchen, undermount sink, render to part of facade, sectional garage door, remote control to garage, upgraded front door, fly screens and keyed locks to windows, upgrade to shower rail in ensuite, stainless steel Laundry trough, extended laundry benchtop, 2590mm ceilings to single story/downstairs, entry door from garage to house, cupboard and shelf in WIR in Master ensuite. Monthly promo was an alarm system and home theatre set up including projector and screen or upgrade of facade to value of $10K. We also scored a one off promo of $10K off our base price for signing on a particular weekend. Sounds like we did well compared to some of the promos out there but I'd say our base price was a lot higher than others. We still managed to spend plenty at tile and colour selection so they've made money from us, this is our second build though and so we are coming at it from a different perspective than our first home. Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 6Jan 13, 2012 7:42 pm JLD There were two different promos when we signed up....one is the bigger promotion that included $42K (supposedly) worth of upgrades and the other was the monthly promotion. So big promo included ceramic tiles or Bolero timber look flooring to living/kitchen etc and carpet to whole of house, stone to Master ensuite, bathroom, powder & kitchen (including 40mm edge to island), Blum soft close drawers and cupboards, drawers to whole kitchen, alifrost inserts to 4 overhead doors, glass splashback, 900mm oven stove top and rangehood, additional overhead cupboards to kitchen, undermount sink, render to part of facade, sectional garage door, remote control to garage, upgraded front door, fly screens and keyed locks to windows, upgrade to shower rail in ensuite, stainless steel Laundry trough, extended laundry benchtop, 2590mm ceilings to single story/downstairs, entry door from garage to house, cupboard and shelf in WIR in Master ensuite. Monthly promo was an alarm system and home theatre set up including projector and screen or upgrade of facade to value of $10K. We also scored a one off promo of $10K off our base price for signing on a particular weekend. Sounds like we did well compared to some of the promos out there but I'd say our base price was a lot higher than others. We still managed to spend plenty at tile and colour selection so they've made money from us, this is our second build though and so we are coming at it from a different perspective than our first home. Pretty much exactly the same, minus the projector, instead we got $0 site costs. And then I pushed them on price. Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 7Jan 13, 2012 8:11 pm WOW JLD & Humble you did very well No promos for us Our custom Gemmill Home in Bedfordale WA Build thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53788 Timeline on page 1 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 8Jan 13, 2012 8:23 pm We got an offer similar to turn the key package This included most common inclusion plus: * Tiling and Carpet for the whole house * Vertical Blinds * Fly Screens * Driveway * Letter Box * TV Antenna * Clothes Line Orchid 4200 with Burbank: Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53034 House Built in 7 Months and 2 weeks Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 9Jan 13, 2012 8:46 pm Ours was a $3000 colour selection voucher. Previous month promo was a split system. Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 10Jan 13, 2012 9:44 pm We got a fully ducted reverse cycle refrigerated air con for $990 (value about $10k). We also got to choose a different door frame through out that I think looks a bit more 'New York'. Soft closing draws and toilets. Cutlery draw and built in water purifier in kitchen. Can't remember anything else included - the rest we upgraded. Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 11Jan 13, 2012 10:17 pm Our builder doesnt do promos as they are a smaller builder, but the price is all inclusive of everything except window coverings to get you moved in, which I was pretty happy with! They also gave us an upgrade to 900mm kitchen appliances at no extra cost. Blog: http://matt-and-jo.blogspot.com.au/ Purchased Block: August 2011, Block Settled: Dec, 2011 Contract Signed: 28/6/12, Site Works Started: 9/11/12 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 12Jan 14, 2012 12:55 am Guys.. u seem to have done well in the promotions... By the way, I was thinking of having laminated timber on my ground floor of 42 sq house. Would anyone know whether the quality is decent because I have been hearing conflicting information. What are the timber/laminated types you've being using/recommend? Any idea how much of extra cost could it be for my house? Thanks TAMU Building PD Marbella 38 Deposit:31 Dec 2011 Tender:08 Feb Tile/Col/Elect: 22 Feb Contract: 29 Feb Slab: 24 Apr Frame: 17 May Lock up: 02 Aug Completion/PCI: 31 Oct Move in: 17 Nov 2012 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 13Jan 14, 2012 8:37 am For me I received a $4000 upgrade to the kitchen which was a very nice surprise as I was only going with the standard one. I spent all my money on structural modifications so I could not afford to upgrade, the builder rings me and says we are upgrading your kitchen making it twice as big for free Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 14Jan 14, 2012 9:14 am Eden braes current one we signed up for $1 ducted unit $1 kitchen upgrade stone benches, ss stove, dish, microwave and range hood $1 roof upgrade color bond with blanket etc $4890 for there supposed $60k of upgrades which was architraves upgrade, stacker door, wall niches in showers, sink upgrades, eaves upgrades etc etc Also went with their all inclusive package which includes carpet, tiles, driveway, security system, garage door motor, basis and site costs etc everything basically Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 15Jan 14, 2012 1:40 pm WOW some did really,really well I am suprised by how well they did,amazed really Venturai now you have the knowledge,play hard ball next time,good luck JLD woo hoo you & humble,you are the kings or queens of good deals,fab job SB what more can i really say,i thought with the amount your spending you would get SOMETHING! Doublej2500 you did well as well,congrats dazandstace $3000 colour selection is a fab help to you Chuff woo hoo thats a biggen too,well done Matt+Jo sems like you did well without having to try to get any extras tamugrg sorry cant help you,put up a thread in house builds,you may get some help there Onebuild how fab is that,what a great builder,lovely suprise livewildcard well done too,woo hoo Now this is why i asked,some seem to get fab things,i'm still amazed by how well they did. When i think of more for us i will add but they are no way compared to some on here. It would be interesting to see approx what prices are paid for the houses,so if anyone can,can you give an idea on your house cost (say $180-000 - $260-00 for example) i understand if you don't,also where you are,what state. Thanks all for answering Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 17Jan 15, 2012 4:26 pm Hi Homeone,thanks for that. I felt i was being abit cheeky & nosey,really only want to compare house prices & what you get. It seems lower end & middle price builders are able to offer fab deals Was also wondering if for some reason those over east were able to get better deals for some reason....... Ours is approx $300,000 in Perth,some items we are suppling after hand over. Our other plan was approx $350,000 before we had even finished changing things,thats why we happily dropped it. cheers Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 18Jan 15, 2012 6:05 pm I tried answering this when you first posted kerry-ann.... Is it too late for me to try again. I'll answer anyway. As this is my first build, I thought I'd been sucked in really early and the consultant knew. Looking at it now, I think I did ok for a first timer! I was comparing 2 builders towards the end and they knew they were being compared, so they were trying to show me "apples for apples". The one builder had an awesome kitchen promotion happening, but I just liked the other builder more (maybe 'cause they'd found me my block of land??) So I got my builder to include the same features in the design and same specs as the other builder. They came in $10k higher with their quote I was disappointed by this, but they came back the next day with a $10k discount. I also asked them to include a double, waterproof outdoor powerpoint in the alfresco, exhaust fans in the bathroom and ensuite (as only flumed exhausts were included in the loos, nothing in the bathrooms ), an upgrade on the size of my HWU and double towel rails. Once these were included, I signed on. I'm also in Perth and my current "Contract quotation" is $165k. I'm actually really happy with my choice of builder now Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 19Jan 15, 2012 6:18 pm Hi caz,well done No its not too late,this thread was also intended to show people how well you can do,knowledge is a powerful thing cheers kat Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Promo's included in build,what did you get?? 20Jan 15, 2012 6:42 pm Base price for ours Kerry-ann was $316K which included all the promo stuff....we spent a fair bit on top to get everything we wanted. hey there! 😊 so, it’s kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20890 9 24751 No the fireplace doesn’t work. It’s been enclosed. I’m not sure what was removed, as it was done quite some time ago - well before what I can see with photos online… 2 11568 |