Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 13, 2015 7:10 pm Is it any cheaper to arrange for someone else other than the housebuilding company to lay the driveway? Having discovered that every firm we have spoken to are going to double the actual cost to render I'm looking at other ways we could save some money. The bank wants a turnkey so we have to be careful. We think we have found the company we want to do the build for us. I want to drop the window coverings as well as I don't like what they are offering, also the aircon system they use has terrible reviews so thinking of organising that ourselves as well. We are going to do our own landscaping because we really enjoy that sort of thing and also the letterbox as my husband wants to make a unique one that ties in with the house and makes good use of his talents in the woodworking industry. Re: Savings To Be Made Re: Driveway 2Feb 13, 2015 7:24 pm Yeh normally it's alot cheaper to outsource your own contractors for driveway etc. Re: Savings To Be Made Re: Driveway 3Feb 13, 2015 7:39 pm We are having our driveway done by a private contractor as its way cheaper, we got our sales rep to tell us how much a driveway would cost (done outside the contract) and added it to our build contract as an allowance, once the house is finished and the builders have taken there final payment the money left to be drawn down will pay for the driveway. If you ask the company your building with you might find you can get allowances put into your contract for things like driveway, fencing, concrete to paths and alfresco, curtains, air con (the only thing with air con is a lot of building companies won't let a outside trade onsite while the build is progressing, so the air con would have to be installed after hand over, ok if your building a single story but not possible with a two story) your other option is to get the builder to source the air con and blinds your after but be prepared to pay their surcharge on top. Hope that helps. Re: Savings To Be Made Re: Driveway 4Feb 13, 2015 9:49 pm Floor coverings is another area for savings... i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16026 Brass or 2) Stainless steel made - which Kitchen tap is good for drinking.Brass kitchen taps in Australia contain lead… 0 6740 |