Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Skimping on some things to get better things elsewhere 3Sep 22, 2013 9:17 pm 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: Skimping on some things to get better things elsewhere 4Sep 22, 2013 10:01 pm Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Skimping on some things to get better things elsewhere 7Sep 23, 2013 12:50 pm My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70636&p=1161767#p1161767 Re: Skimping on some things to get better things elsewhere 9Apr 29, 2014 4:03 pm Building is both exciting and stressful Re: Skimping on some things to get better things elsewhere 11Apr 29, 2014 11:28 pm Pretty much what everyone else is saying, do the things that are absolutely needed and very hard/expensive to upgrade after building is complete. As for plumbing IMO any mixertap that is watermarked and offers a minimum 7 year warranty would be better than a standard hot/cold set up for leaking. Building a Sierra on the Gold Coast https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68899 Full timeline on Pg 1 Settlement: 13/05/14 Retaining Walls: 20/06/14 Site Start: 02/07/14 brokers will also be in a position to get you a better rate than the advertised rate most times. 6 7589 Bigger the better for storage for me IMO. But I guess it's harder to tell the cost/benefit in your example - mainly the 'cost'? If you go 700mm, what are you doing extra… 2 1539 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11648 |