Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 28, 2008 12:28 pm I realise I am in the fortunate position to afford this budget but we have discovered that builders assume that if you have this much to spend (on a 60 sq house) then you probably have more so the estimates coming back always exceed this by quite a lot. Does anyone have experience with Grollo homes, or any other builder in Melbourne in this price range? Any feedback on Grollo's workmanship and reliability would be great as they are one of the builders we are considering - the others are Stonehaven and englehart.
Thanks Re: $20,000 per square builder 2Jul 28, 2008 2:00 pm You could also get quotes from very good builders with out telling them your budget.
List all your requirements, and let them come back with a price - then say OK its in my budget. If you tell them first, of course things will be marked up. The builders you have listed have a reputation for being expensive to start, but as the saying goes - you get what you pay for. Paula Re: $20,000 per square builder 3Jul 28, 2008 4:47 pm I too am in the market for a builder, and have seen a lot of Englehart and Grollo Homes' work. I would say that for the price you are paying, these builders are over priced, as the smaller niche builders can give you a far superior product for a better price. For example, the Englehart homes tend to give you bathroom fittings from Reece, aluminium windows from Trend, ceramic tiling. Whilst nothing wrong with these products, they are charging around $15k per square. For this amount, smaller builders are including timber hardwood windows, Villery & Boch bathroom fittings and marble tiling. No dount the quality of their work is good, nevertheless you are still paying for the brand, as there are a lot of equally good smaller builders in the market to choose from. My tip is to see as many new homes that have been built for sale and then find out who their builders are. Re: $20,000 per square builder 5Jul 29, 2008 9:55 am donuts Just on the topic of Grollo homes, they had an ad in one of the weekend papers for a home 'as displayed' something like $994,000 (base price something like $949,000!!) Well at least they are not charging a fortune for the upgrades Paula Re: $20,000 per square builder 6Jul 29, 2008 11:35 pm David Reid homes possibly cost around that region. I think their standard tapware is from Reece - this is because (roughly quoting the sales person) "they don't import from overseas truckloads of tapware and store in warehouses like the main builders, and get you to select tap A or tap B, rather by buying a Reece product, if the tap is broken, you can get spare parts easily from Reece unlike the imported ones". But they also offer other brands as they definitely have a Franke tap in their display homes.
was meant to get a standard inclusions list from them 2 weeks ago.... haven't seen it yet! the sentence above makes sense in a way... but if truck loads are imported, surely spare parts are easily available now since so may people build with the major builders? Re: $20,000 per square builder 7Jul 29, 2008 11:38 pm One more thing, the roller door in the display home was very impressive. I haven't seen a roller door that glides as smoothly as the one on display (not that I visited that many display homes but i digress)!
And some of their building standards are supposed to exceed the building industry standard. Too technical and I zoned out when the sales person was rattling off this. If not for the price, we will seriously consider using DavidReid. Re: $20,000 per square builder 9Apr 03, 2014 6:09 am The price per m2 is quite problematic because on site costs can vary so much from one site to another. Also, another big factor is that economies of scale kick in at about 30 Sq Imp and that means you cannot compare a 29 Sq to a 52 Sq on the same terms. Happy to help those wanting to understand pricing, Re: $20,000 per square builder 10Apr 03, 2014 6:50 am have you tried looking at a custom home builder . when i built my home i went with a local family owned builder and even though they built small upwards their quality was second to none . Re: $20,000 per square builder 11Apr 03, 2014 9:18 am Hopefully the poster has worked it out as the original post was in 2008. Re: $20,000 per square builder 12Apr 03, 2014 9:44 am #humblebrag http://www.betterthansheets.com.au - Why use sheets for curtains in your brand new home use Better Than Sheets Temporary Paper blinds instead! Re: $20,000 per square builder 13Apr 03, 2014 10:11 am suspct #humblebrag hahahahahahaha Sorry couldn't help but find that hilarious... Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 13767 1) I had requested R6 ceiling insualtion batts, however I noticed that on some areas there are huge gaps which will allow hot air to sweep in, and also noticed black/grey… 0 923 Depends... Brick veneer required the window to be attached to the house frame, this is usually achieved by screwing through the timber reveal into the frame. There are… 1 4623 |