Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Builder to do extras or organise your own to save $$$? 3Mar 15, 2012 10:29 am Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Builder to do extras or organise your own to save $$$? 4Mar 15, 2012 10:56 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Builder to do extras or organise your own to save $$$? 6Mar 15, 2012 1:09 pm Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Builder to do extras or organise your own to save $$$? 12Mar 02, 2013 4:53 am with the house we are building we were able to go through with the builder thing we would do the tradies would do on site (we would pay the tradies direct) and things to do after handover. money saved including getting all our own tiles and then having the builders tiler lay them the builder tiler due to contract had to lay in the wet areas like the bathrooms and the laundry . we will then talk to tiler and negotiate whether he will lay other tiles or we have a another tiler do this. we have also supplied our own floor wastes lights power points and light switches as well as taps in the laundry towel rail and hooks. also the main bathroom vanity benchtop. the builder had a upgrade package for bathroom taps ceasar stone overhead cupboards etc. the money we save has been used for other things in the house . the builder is supplying the wir fitouts as they were reasonable cost as well as the media cabinet. we are getting feature paint throughout the house so builders painter will do that but we are able to talk to painter on site and discuss other painting. onsite we have been able to talk after discussing with SS about certain upgrades like sliding doors larger niches etc to tradies and pay them direct. the driveway for us the builder supplied . Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20433 I've just had a look at the website. The company are just building broker's. There are plenty of similar companies that basically draw your plans (they own them so you… 8 10947 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23405 |