Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 14, 2016 7:39 pm After a long time looking at different houses to build we have finally decided on Merricks 34 by Metricon.
So excited to have my own thread finally. Purchased land last year in Melbourne South East which is already titled. Will update more as we go along. Re: Metricon Merricks 34 SE Melbourne 2Feb 14, 2016 7:51 pm Looking forward to seeing your build progress! We don't actually have the Merricks available in NSW so it will be interesting to see some pics https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Merricks 34 SE Melbourne 3Feb 14, 2016 11:16 pm whitefresh After a long time looking at different houses to build we have finally decided on Merricks 34 by Metricon. So excited to have my own thread finally. Purchased land last year in Melbourne South East which is already titled. The block is 698m, 18m x 38.4m. With a 3 metre easement at the back. Will update more as we go along. I'm Following always great to see another South east build. love to see the Merrick home journey viewtopic.php?t=79203 Re: Metricon Merricks 34 SE Melbourne 4Feb 23, 2016 8:59 am Here is a list of upgrades so far Peninsula Facade 2m Garage Extension Extended height on Ground Floor 2.700mm Extended Height on Top Floor to 2.550mm 450mm Eaves to rest of house Brickwork over windows and doors Extra sliding door near dining room 20mm Stone benchtop to powder room Increase width of island bench to 1350mm Laundry laminate cabinet Extend vanity unit in Ensuite with 20mm stone benchtop Tiled shower bases in Ensuite and Bathroom Freestanding bath in Bathroom Wide shower in bathroom Dishwasher Microwave and trim kit Upgraded height of all doors Cavity sliding door to pantry Door to Ensuite 2 cavity sliding doors each to theatre and study Fibre optic package 36 downlight pack We also got value selections essentials pack which includes Carpet and Timber laminate flooring Freestanding bath to Bathroom Tiled shower base to ensuite Driveway 900mm appliances to kitchen 2 soft close pot drawers overhead kitchen cupboards to both sides of rangehood 20mm stone kitchen benchtops I'll add a floorplan when i figure out how to do it. Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 7Feb 23, 2016 3:42 pm I have, what did you want to know the price of? Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 8Feb 23, 2016 4:29 pm Whitefresh very nice plans. Are you rendering your pillars? If so how much price difference are they now? viewtopic.php?t=79203 Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 9Feb 23, 2016 5:23 pm Thanks emmz, just keeping it brick, after reading someone else saying it would be about 4K thought I wouldn't even bother getting a price. Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 10Feb 23, 2016 5:29 pm In regards to pillars, I just got a very expensive quote. 3 pillars at the front and 4 at the back brick pillars with painted render on the outside came in at $6128 AND even though our house will be weatherboard to render all our exposed brickwork to the front, side and rear elevations to the home (due to dropped edge beams all around the home ) has been quoted $7030!!! I almost fell off my chair.
Build Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 Metricon Henderson 42 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 11Feb 23, 2016 5:36 pm That's crazy expensive, I think I'll see how it looks with brick and if I decide it needs it, it will have to be done later. Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 12Feb 23, 2016 5:41 pm M and T In regards to pillars, I just got a very expensive quote. 3 pillars at the front and 4 at the back brick pillars with painted render on the outside came in at $6128 AND even though our house will be weatherboard to render all our exposed brickwork to the front, side and rear elevations to the home (due to dropped edge beams all around the home ) has been quoted $7030!!! I almost fell off my chair. Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=81978 Metricon Henderson 42 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Wow m and t!!! It is still expensive. Yes are getting peninsula facade! We decided not to go with render because they quoted 2.5k per pillar So we stuck with the brick. Hoping it would still look good with bricks. If worst comes to worst I'll be cladding them with stone. Would much prefer this option I'm pretty sure it won't cost 5k viewtopic.php?t=79203 Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 14Feb 23, 2016 5:43 pm whitefresh That's crazy expensive, I think I'll see how it looks with brick and if I decide it needs it, it will have to be done later. We're the same white I better give my bricks a chance!! viewtopic.php?t=79203 Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 15Feb 23, 2016 5:46 pm I emailed Metricon today and had a bit of a rant about their exorbitant render pricing. I also asked for a breakdown on how they justify charging so much for render of a small area. No response yet though... Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 16Feb 23, 2016 6:04 pm M and T I emailed Metricon today and had a bit of a rant about their exorbitant render pricing. I also asked for a breakdown on how they justify charging so much for render of a small area. No response yet though... I spoke with a renderer in our area they usually charge 45+ m2 depending on what you want. M prices are ridiculous that's for sure. For concrete around our whole home they charged us 6.5k. So $79 m2. Deleted that upgrade viewtopic.php?t=79203 Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 17Feb 23, 2016 7:36 pm I'll be interested to read their response. It's really upsetting because if we keep the piers brick they won't match the look that we're trying to achieve with our facade Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 18Mar 07, 2016 8:57 pm M and T I'll be interested to read their response. It's really upsetting because if we keep the piers brick they won't match the look that we're trying to achieve with our facade Hi M and T Any response of rendering prices yet and how they justify pricing? viewtopic.php?t=79203 Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 19Mar 08, 2016 2:55 pm Yes Emmz we finally got a response last week, the pricing was $95 per sqm which we were told includes labour costs, insurances, materials and margins but they refused to give us the exact breakdown. It ended up totalling just over $13,000 to render 3 facade piers, 4 rear alfresco piers and the dropped edge all around the base of our home.
I was really upset over this because it was an unexpected cost. I also didn't want to do it after handover because there are so many other things to worry about after handover such as driveways, landscaping and window coverings. After many heated emails back and forth we were finally able to negotiate some Studio M credit to compensate for the excessive render cost. We haven't done our internal selections yet so this credit will help. So although we still have to pay for the render we feel a bit better about the whole situation now... Welcome to our version of the Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Merricks 34 Melbourne 20Mar 08, 2016 3:03 pm M and T Yes Emmz we finally got a response last week, the pricing was $95 per sqm which we were told includes labour costs, insurances, materials and margins but they refused to give us the exact breakdown. It ended up totalling just over $13,000 to render 3 facade piers, 4 rear alfresco piers and the dropped edge all around the base of our home. I was really upset over this because it was an unexpected cost. I also didn't want to do it after handover because there are so many other things to worry about after handover such as driveways, landscaping and window coverings. After many heated emails back and forth we were finally able to negotiate some Studio M credit to compensate for the excessive render cost. We haven't done our internal selections yet so this credit will help. So although we still have to pay for the render we feel a bit better about the whole situation now... https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Oh my $95!! I fully understand about the inconvenience of doing things handover though and I'm glad you had a positive outcome after all of this. Now you can move forward and enjoy spending at internals Be great to see your selections. When is your appointment? Hopefully not too faraway viewtopic.php?t=79203 Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 10741 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8192 We don’t live in VIC so want to know the exterior colours of Lumiere display so we can see it at the paint shop. Not building with Metricon so my request went… 0 17331 |