Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 25, 2012 7:49 pm We have a narrow block and currently deciding between these two. Will change the laundry and powder room and storage of the Tempo to create a guest bedroom behing garage and smaller laundry/powder room. Interested if anyone has looked at these designs before and opinions on the designs. Edge http://www.rawsonhomes.net.au/home-desi ... M57G0I3C5I Tempo http://www.masterton.com.au/Portals/0/P ... /Tempo.pdf Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 2Aug 25, 2012 8:10 pm I would go with rawson... Masterton charge a lot to alter the design... If you don't think you will need to make any layout changes to the rawson, I'd go with that design. Built a Hawthorne 31 with EB nessjeffdreamhouse.blogspot.com.au Building an investment now with New Living homes... We are at nearly finished... Just landscaping and driveway to go! Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 3Aug 25, 2012 8:58 pm 1sttimebuilding2012 I would go with rawson... Masterton charge a lot to alter the design... If you don't think you will need to make any layout changes to the rawson, I'd go with that design. Will have one very minor change with the Edge to put a shower downstairs. With Masterton, I thought they were not expensive if you just move rooms and internal walls around? Will see when we get the quote Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 4Aug 25, 2012 9:19 pm We were looking at the cadence elite... It didn't have the alfresco, linen, pantry, and the internal doorway was in the laundry... Adding those features which were standard in the cadence added heaps. We were also thinking of extending the garage and laundry to accommodate the linen in there, prices kept going up.. We ended up going with a design where we made no changes and spent that money on upgrades... We are stil $20K better off! Built a Hawthorne 31 with EB nessjeffdreamhouse.blogspot.com.au Building an investment now with New Living homes... We are at nearly finished... Just landscaping and driveway to go! Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 5Aug 25, 2012 9:48 pm The additional costs are always adding spaces, like firsttimebuilding said they were adding alfresco/extending garages and laundries, that will add dollars to any build. If you are moving walls most builders only charge minimal amounts. The masterton looks like it has bigger living areas, kitchen, bedrooms and a WIP, but the front living is very open, depends on what you want, good luck. I thinkbothbuilders will build a good quality home. Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 6Aug 26, 2012 6:09 am Love the rawson MKII, the side entry reminds me of the Kareela they used to have on display at the original home world! I always loved that house, thought it was clever for a narrow block! If you know exactly what you want, why not go custom? Check out our blog below! We are using iDraft and Cozzcorp for our build http://ridgydidge1460.blogspot.com Plans: http://www.idraft.com.au Construction: http://www.cozzcorp.com.au Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 7Aug 26, 2012 1:49 pm Banksy1460 Love the rawson MKII, the side entry reminds me of the Kareela they used to have on display at the original home world! I always loved that house, thought it was clever for a narrow block! If you know exactly what you want, why not go custom? Side entrance makes the front room more useable however we really want entrance door at the front rather than the side. As to the question on custom design, assume it will be cheaper to use an existing project design with minor amendments Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 8Aug 26, 2012 9:50 pm free will Banksy1460 Love the rawson MKII, the side entry reminds me of the Kareela they used to have on display at the original home world! I always loved that house, thought it was clever for a narrow block! If you know exactly what you want, why not go custom? Side entrance makes the front room more useable however we really want entrance door at the front rather than the side. As to the question in chrome design, assume it will be cheaper to use an existing project design with minor amendments We are building a custom floor plan at the moment, and the key is finding the right builder to produce your desired outcome... I feel that price wise most project builders are very similar in cost, but difficult to project the real cost until you have committed, for us at least thats the way it felt, so we went custom... The inclusions we have negotiated far exceed what we would have gotten on a per sqm rate with any project builder we looked at, not to mention that we are on track to complete a 27sq single level home in 10 weeks start to finish! With side entry vs front entry, i would consider all aspects of how you will live in the home even forward thinking to style and the way you want to furnish it... Moving the entry door as you said makes the room more usable, just need to become comfortable with having a door to the side and thinking laterally on the setup! I wouldnt assume anything when building, i personally spent 2 years researching the right thing to do so i had a tonne of info to work with, then we took the best elements from display homes and worked on a layout that suited our style and budget... Slow but worth it! For what its worth i love almost everythng rawson does, their displays are second to none with style and furnishings too Check out our blog below! We are using iDraft and Cozzcorp for our build http://ridgydidge1460.blogspot.com Plans: http://www.idraft.com.au Construction: http://www.cozzcorp.com.au Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 9Aug 26, 2012 11:44 pm Sorry if that novel above was off track by the way, wasnt my intention to make a tough decisin any harder... Check out our blog below! We are using iDraft and Cozzcorp for our build http://ridgydidge1460.blogspot.com Plans: http://www.idraft.com.au Construction: http://www.cozzcorp.com.au Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 10Aug 26, 2012 11:49 pm Banksy1460 Sorry if that novel above was off track by the way, wasnt my intention to make a tough decisin any harder... Banksy1460 Thanks for the input. We actually are exploring a third option which is a local custom builder but suspect they will be too expensive. Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 11Aug 27, 2012 4:52 pm free will Banksy1460 Sorry if that novel above was off track by the way, wasnt my intention to make a tough decisin any harder... Banksy1460 Thanks for the input. We actually are exploring a third option which is a local custom builder but suspect they will be too expensive. Greetings. I'm going to throw my 2 cents worth in as we went through 3 tenders and 6 builders recently. Of course, it is important to find a house design you like, BUT, we are first time home builders, very analytical because I hate the thought of not asking the right question(s) and missing something which later on costs me big $$'s. For us, it was important to go with a builder who has good reviews and is committed to lock in a price, which WILL NOT CHANGE no matter what. AND we wanted to see value for money re inclusions. It is my understanding that Masterton critics complain about 2 things constantly on this blog and product review.com.au: They include very little, everything costs extra. If you think they are on par with Rawson, I'd challenge that because we talked to 2 different Masterton Sales People over 4 weeks in 2 locations and they were (apart from Eden Brae, who at least had some good value promos) by far the most expensive builder once you added all the bits and pieces you wanted. We found Rawson to be very transparent re pricing and all the reviews we saw talk about how smooth things went and what great quality their product is. The 2nd problem with Masterton seems to be that they take AGES to finish a home. But their Display Village at Warwick Farm is 1st class. Just my humble opinion. Building The Benham 29 in The Ponds With Rawson Homes http://buildingwithrawson.blogspot.com.au/ Site Start 13/2/13 Handover 7/8/13 Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 12Aug 27, 2012 7:42 pm Hi Dusseldorf67 Comparing inclusions is of course a real pain, however I have indicative pricing from Rawson and getting a quote from Masterton. Will then add upgrades as required to get them to a similar specification and see how the prices compare. Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 13Aug 27, 2012 8:06 pm We are building with Rawson. We were going to go with another project builder prior to signing with Rawson. We have found with Rawson they are transparent with pricing and what a lot of other project builders classify as upgrades, Rawson include them as standard. I like that their fixed tender is fixed and there are no hidden costs once it gets to site. I know with other project builders they give you allowances for certain things and you get the extra charges should they go over. From what I have found Rawson seem more expensive up front as they include everything. They include carpets, tiles, driveway, flyscreens etc,fixed site costs where once you add these with other builders, plus upgrades that Rawson include as standard their price is really competitive. We have made quite a few changes to the design that we chose and all the changes have been very reasonable in price and Rawson have been happy to change it without fuss. Modified Fernside 38 Rawson Homes Blog: http://www.thehousethatmatandjenbuilt.blogspot.com Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60501 Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 14Aug 27, 2012 10:42 pm duesseldorf67 The 2nd problem with Masterton seems to be that they take AGES to finish a home. This, like most builders depends on many factors. The size of the home and its inclusions and probably the area you build in. Ive heard of some Masterton houses going from Site scrape to keys handed over in only 2 months. This was only recently too. (Check the Masterton build threads.) The slowest part is the pre-construction stage. Organising colours, paperwork etc... Again, depending on many factors, this can take longer than some and also would be similar across the board. free will - Which of the 2 designs really grabs you? Which has the most pros and the least cons? Have you talked to either of these companies? You may not like who you deal with which is also a common problem in this game. Have you gotten base prices and looked into site works, basix and the inclusions you want? Hit them both up for a free tender including everything you want and see which one comes in first and best. Ask them about the changes you would like to do and get itemised pricing for everything. This way you can do some calculations and see what suits you best. Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 15Aug 28, 2012 12:34 am Prefer the Edge as the ensuite has much more wow factor and I like the upstairs lounge behind the wall. Pop up roof on the Tempo is pretty good though. Working through design changes with Masterton and will then get quote with upgrades to compare with Rawson. Re: Masterton Tempo or Rawson Edge 16Sep 06, 2012 10:02 pm We are building with an amazing builder in Jordan Springs (Penrith). They gave us a design and we have made numerous changes, extended the house, moved the rooms around and they haven't charged us a cent. It may be worth your while to ask around, we have gotten exactly what we wanted (we have a narrow block too so we wanted to get the most bang for our buck). 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