Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 17, 2016 7:32 pm Hi all. Very excited to be able to start my own journey on here. This forum has been a great help getting me this far. Quick background. Other half and I bought a very small home 13 years ago with the aim of it being a stepping stone to a bigger house. Well, life doesn't always go to plan, and a few kiddies later we are very much squashed into a house that is in need of massive repair. So one night I decided to see how much it would cost to just knock the place down and start again. It ended up being a good option for us. We love where we are, close to family and school, and we have a lovely 700m2 block. We looked at several designs, but I always kept coming back to the Archipelago range. I love that the kids have their own seperate area, but it is still very family friendly. This is our design. Would love to hear any feed back or ideas Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Timeline December 2015 - began research on knock down process February 2016 - started dealing with Dales August 2016 - paid deposit with builder Re: DAH Archi2 - Knockdown/rebuild journey 2Aug 17, 2016 8:16 pm The show home for this is just on the other side of Marmion Ave to where we are building in Alkimos Beach. It's a great design. Ours is similar in that it has a separate kids zoned living and bedroom area which will work well when they're older too 😊 Where are you building? Re: DAH Archi2 - Knockdown/rebuild journey 3Aug 17, 2016 9:23 pm Building in the eastern suburbs. Yeah we are planning on staying in this house for a while, so it's been picked more for teenagers (even though we're not there yet.) The powder room will be like a second bathroom for girls to fight over Re: DAH Archi2 - Knockdown/rebuild journey 4Aug 17, 2016 10:16 pm Yeh i reckon it's a flexible design so when you do come to move on the home will work for lots of markets which is great. In the meantime you get to enjoy the squabbles but from a distance! If you've had a small space so far you won't know yourselves in the big one! When will you start do you think? Re: DAH Archi2 - Knockdown/rebuild journey 6Aug 18, 2016 11:27 pm Ooh posting to follow another Dales build Our Custom Dale Alcock build in the Village at Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78620 if the original house is in good condition most of what you listed could be added in stages without the need for KDR and costs and disruption of having to live elsewhere… 1 13673 Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 8556 multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2226 |