Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building my first home need some advise please 2Aug 20, 2017 5:52 pm Whereabouts are you building. What sort of house do you want to build, i.e how many bedrooms, living areas, etc Are you looking to go with custom builder or project volume builders. What are you not negotiables in a house singe storey or double storey Have you got land yet. Then what type of land is it flat, sloping, corner We need some specifics. Your doing the right thing, asking questions, but we need some sort of idea what you want in your house. Have you visited some display villages to get a feel for what builders are offering. Re: Building my first home need some advise please 3Aug 20, 2017 6:00 pm Hi, thank you for the reply. Thinking between, Truganina or Mickelham Single Level, 3 Bedrooms, Single Garage I have seen some house and land package with PD, not sure if custom builder is any better ? Re: Building my first home need some advise please 4Aug 20, 2017 6:07 pm I visited all the builders in my region, both smaller custom and project builders. I got some quotes from 3 that I liked the plans with. What you have to remember is with any pricing its just the base. You need to check out what that includes, becuase upgrading various things like carpets, stone benchs, tilings, flooring, raising ceiling heights, taps, kitchen sinks etc all costs $$$ What does the house and land package get you? Does it included fixed site costs, driveway and crossover? Is it turn key package? Re: Building my first home need some advise please 6Aug 20, 2017 6:12 pm I am aware that the base price comes with all basics. They do have a lux pack which includes some luxuries to add at extra cost. It does have include fixed costs, but not sure about the driveway and crossover.. How do i find this out ? Also when they say exclusions, what do they really mean ? Out of interest why double garage ? Re: Building my first home need some advise please 7Aug 20, 2017 6:14 pm Just from the point of resale. It depends on whether the house is your forever house. You have to ask them what they mean by exclusions. And ask them about the driveway and cross over. There is a Porter Davis big thread on this forum where several people are currently building with them. I decided not to go with them. I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. I can see all the bumps… 0 7937 Thank you so much for the effort. We will use it to talk with builder. We also had idea of building duplex instead and seeking suggest ions. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=106744 11 13761 Hi VK, I am now retired however I have stood beside over 300 owner builders in the past 18 years that have successfully built their own homes. First of all a building… 10 22560 |