Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 03, 2015 9:45 am I am wondering if anyone has built/is currently building through Hotondo where they extended on to the home to make it bigger? How much did it cost extra and for how big an area (in square metres)?? We are in the early days of deciding on a builder and plan. We are really drawn to the Hotondo Vista 210, however saw photos recently of an established vista 210 and are disappointed the main living area is a lot smaller than we hope for. We were thinking of extending it and either negating the alfresco (and add on a balcony later on ourselves), or just adding an extension on to the whole of that side of the house, to keep the alfresco. Would be realy curious to see what others have paid for additional floor room Re: Hotondo custom?? 2Jan 03, 2015 10:05 am Generally volume builders tend to steer away from custom additions, or they sting thru the roof. They like to work with flat blocks and minimal changes to their plans. Depending on solar orientation, block frontage and potential views id consider looking into a small custom builder. That way you'll get what really want at around the same price. Thats what i did. All the best Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. George Carlin Re: Hotondo custom?? 3Jan 04, 2015 2:02 pm Our experience didn't match surfprado's; extensions, plan rearrangements & the like really weren't that much at all for the half-dozen or so project builders we looked into. Still considerably cheaper than a custom build of similar proportions. The high extra expense came in when we wanted something outside what they usually do; thermally-broken aluminium frames on double-glazed windows, tiles throughout, bathroom fittings different to the normal range, those sorts of things. I can't answer the original questions for our builder as we didn't actually extend the house, just 75% changed the floorplan. The extra cost for the rearrangements was only in the order of $5k or thereabouts, mostly due to extra materials. Hello, we can help you please get in contact 0421019219 thank you 3 24568 Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 18281 |