Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 01, 2017 9:48 pm Hi Guys, I am about to start my journey, building my first home. As many start with the question, Which Builder? I am starting too. Any ideas and suggestions are highly appreciated. I would be building a home in Marsden Park, Sydney. Thanks in advance. Re: Builder suggestions 2Feb 01, 2017 11:10 pm Are you looking for a custom build or going with a volume builder? What type of inclusions are you wanting? Single or double? Best builder is a pretty tricky question as everyone will have a different opinion. For us we started at display centres and looked at lots of homes at once and spoke to lots of builders. We then went away with a stronger idea of what was on offer at a basic level. This helped us sit down and work out what we needed, what we wanted and set a realistic budget. We then went back and looked at the builders which offered closest to what we wanted without Changing too much as structural changes usually = $$$$. We then started getting quotes and asked for the intially quotes to include upgrade items that you see in the display homes/ the stuff you know is going to cost extra. It was pretty hard to compare builders as they all had pros and cons. In the end we chose a builder who ended up being all wrong for us and had to go back to the drawing board. Many people we spoke to had really positive experiences with this builder, but for us it was awful and stressful. We moved on to our current builder and so far we are really happy - some things have annoyed me such as only having 1 option for stone suppliers and having to choose something from their range when my preference was stone from another builder - a custom build would have provided us with more flexibility in this area but again, custom = more $$$ in most instances. I think it really comes down to what you want & what you need. My dad built in Sydney (we are Brisbane) - his estate only allowed them 4 builders to choose from and he went with McDonald Jones and was very happy. Our Trinity Lux Q1 with Plantation Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85254&view=undread#unread Insta: @newhomedream Hi, Looking to add an ensuite to one of the bedrooms and make it a Master BR. Please see the attached current floorplan. Need suggestions on what's the best way to do… 0 7338 Suggestions please for acrylic rendering Color to match austral brick urban one pepper. Pic for reference. Thanks 0 5067 ideal house depends on the site and location as much as internal floor plan....what is the distance from the house to all four boundaries, where is north, describe your… 3 15155 |