Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First Home Builder, Northern Suburbs SA 41Jan 10, 2014 1:58 pm Hi Nick & Carmen I'm looking at building in Orleana Waters also. I have meetings with Devine, Weeks & Macklin & Fairmont homes over the coming week. I'm a first home owner so just trying to do some research now on building as I hadn't considered it before. With the FHOG as it is and less stamp duty, it seems the way to go for me. Any advice from either yourselves or anyone else who wants to share would be great - I'll be trawling this forum for more advice & info! Cheers Kylie Re: First Home Builder, Northern Suburbs SA 42Jan 20, 2014 9:35 am Hi kylie How did you meetings go? We are building for the same reason. Seemed much cheaper although we don't get the first home owners grant but we did get the builders grant and no stamp duty. Plus when we looked we couldn't find anything already established that we liked. Orleana Waters looks like it's goingGood luckbe a really nice place to live. My only advice so far is to know what you want in a design and look at as many display homes and speak to as many sales people you can. Get lots of quotes and make sure they include as many of the things you want included so you don't get any surprises later. When you have the quotes compare what is and isn't included with the different builders and their different specifications and then go back to the builder that you like and don't be afraid to tell them the things that they don't have included or the different specs and negotiate with them. I went to our builder with a list of things that varied from the other builder we were trying to choose from and he added them all in for me at no charge. Also be open to their suggestions. We also had a modified design that we liked and was taking that design around to get quoted and they pointed out a few flaws in the design and suggested a different plan which we modified some more and we love it so much more than the original design we were going to go with Good luck 10 15762 Hi, I am wondering if anyone has built with Montgomery in the last few years on the Northern Beaches? I don't see the see them around, as I would love to ask how happy… 0 3197 Thanks for your reply! We're definitely not after a small house Might still have a chat to them. Who did you end up building with if you don't mind me asking? 2 2634 |