Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 29, 2014 10:26 am Hi All, We are hoping to demolish & build within the next few years. We have found a Carter Grange plan that we love (with only a few changes we hope to make). Has anyone had experience with researching into custom vs volume builders? We would appreciate any feedback or info that may help our decision... (Costs etc) Re: Carter Grange vs independent builder & architect? 2Jun 29, 2014 9:15 pm You'll find it has been discussed here. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70467&p=1157928#p1157928 It depends what you were hoping to get from a custom builder? Were you after materials volume builders don't provide for example? Or were you after higher quality fittings and fixtures? Custom tradies (I can only speak for my own build) seem to be employed by the company themselves or get paid by the hour whereas volume builders seem to get paid for the whole job at a set price. But volume builders can deliver cost savings. Hope you get something out of the previous thread. We spent close to 2 years in a process with TA. It was horrible..... we got to tender, and the first cut was 50% over our budget which "they care such about meeting ". We… 18 27251 Your build is relatively simple, I believe your job can be easily done by a good building designer, you really do not need to pay for the architect. Remember, architect's… 3 10984 It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 46854 |