Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 28, 2013 3:21 pm Hi guys
I am a first home buyer/builder and I bought a beautiful block of land at East Village, Spring Farm. Due to a limited budget, I have eliminated due to costs some of the builds (of course that I fell in love with ) such as Eden Brae, McDonald Jones (too many ad ons at the end of the build causing costs to blow out) and Masterton. I came across Kurmond, Vogue and Casaview and they seemed reasonably priced and what I want. Specs I am after: * Single Storey * 3 Bedrooms + study - not a necessity but I would settle for 3 bedrooms * Alfresco area * Kitchen with walk in pantry. As you can see, my expectations are not for the Taj Mahal. I have been trying to research both builders and came up empty handed on Vogue except for one really negative review. Casaview had PLENTY of positive and negative reviews. I don't want to discount Vogue and was hoping someone who had some experience with them could shed some light on what it is like to build with them. The thing I like about Vogue is that the build includes Turf, Driveway, Alarm, Letterbox etc - lots of little costs that soon turn into big costs. As I am buying by myself, I need to know about all the costs upfront. Alternatively, if anyone can suggest a reasonably priced and good quality builder, I am also open to suggestions - even smaller builders. Please post/poll. Cheers! Alli Re: First time builder - Vogue, Casaview, Other? HELP! 3Feb 09, 2013 1:40 pm Hi Alli, We're building with Kurmond Homes and have had a good run. You can see my thread or Blog for photo's - kitchen's just gone in and hopefully our first walk through in a couple of weeks or so. I have never heard of Vogue and not sure about casaview either. Good Luck! Blog: http://cbcbuild.blogspot.com.au/ Building Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=62155 Re: First time builder - Vogue, Casaview, Other? HELP! 4Feb 09, 2013 2:15 pm We are building with Eden brae and I know you ruled them out. We haven't had any unexpected costs... What was in the tender, is it... We did upgrade at electrical but that's because I want it done at the time of the build. 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: First time builder - Vogue, Casaview, Other? HELP! 5Feb 10, 2013 8:07 am Thanks for the feedback and blog links, very helpful! Will be meeting with more builders today so hopefully I can make a decision. Seems like all I am doing is going back and forth :/ Keep the feedback coming, much appreciated! Re: First time builder - Vogue, Casaview, Other? HELP! 6Feb 18, 2013 5:04 pm Hi alli I'm also building in east village spring farm and building with nu era with a complete lock up package including blinds landscaping lights flooring etc. they have been pretty good so far nothing major wrong and build is going up quite quickly. If you want any further info pm me but they r building heaps in east village so know the area well Re: First time builder - Vogue, Casaview, Other? HELP! 7Feb 18, 2013 5:05 pm Jack_n_Jill Hi alli I'm also building in east village spring farm and building with nu era with a complete lock up package including blinds landscaping lights flooring etc. they have been pretty good so far nothing major wrong and build is going up quite quickly. If you want any further info pm me but they r building heaps in east village so know the area well Thanks Jack_n_Jill for the info! I think Nu Era are a little too much as well. I will look into it though. Hows your build going? Has anyone built custom with Casaview in Sydney? What was your experience and anything you wished you had done to your build in hindsight? 0 2870 Can anyone give me any onfo on New Homes WA? Good or bad, hopefully good just need to know if my choice was good or not? Thanks ❤️ 0 8933 A quick update, we didn't have site start before Easter. Summit can't seem to give me a day when they are scheduled to begin, so I'm left with a vague "within 10-20… 4 26738 |