Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 18, 2015 6:05 pm Wondered the following upgrades for the price given are worth on top of base home?? Mainly I'm looking that I want to upgrade only those can be worth during construction.. some may be done later for cheaper.. however some will be costlier than get them fixed in build stage. Please check the below and suggest me if there are any worthless.
6 star rating Upgrades are- Corner less alfresco meals area with aluminium stack doors -$5800 Three core painting in leu of 2 coat -$1800 Ceiling height -$2900 Double glazed windows (not doors)-$5500 Pet Evans double square basin kitchen -$1200 BAL 12.5 -$5600 Fly screen $360 Studio skirtings $750 Kitchen bench top ensuit bathroom stone Extended mirror bathroom etc (Prices are approximate figures given by builder) Re: Help help building first home 2Aug 18, 2015 8:28 pm Most of the things listed are not practical to do at a later time. You could do flyscreens, but there's not a lot to be saved there. You could also do the extra coats of paint, but it's quite a bit of mucking around to get it done before you move in, and you're potentially paying rent for the extra time that it takes you to get it done. These selections are hard, as each one on its own looks appealing, but you need to balance out the total cost. Double glazing comes down a bit to your climate and lifestyle as to whether you will see the savings in reduced energy use. out of the items listed, I think the basin and skirts are likely to the the ones with less universal appeal. The corner-less doors are also quite a bit of money, so you'd want to make sure they really were a benefit for your particular layout and usage. In areas of significant insect presence, they be likely to get less use. That ceiling height increase for $2900 is a good deal if it gets you to 2700mm instead of 2400. In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 19 73474 Hi I am wanting some opinions about the build of a steel shed I am going to get one about 4.5 x 2.5 m steel shed and the height will be about 2.3-2.4m high The one I am… 0 14442 Hi everyone. I am a single mother with little daughter, living in a small tourist town in WA Australia. I am thinking to install security screens to all the doors and… 0 24730 |