Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rossmoyne WA - First Build With Ventura 12Mar 20, 2018 10:10 pm Hi, No we did not pay extra for a custom design over an existing floorplan. As the salesperson put it, its all about the materials in the end. It doesn't matter how you orientate the rooms etc but about how much bricks/concrete is needed. Certain designs are more costly as they add more perimeter to the home (i.e long rectangular shape) hence more bricks required etc. If you want to keep costs down, then you need to try and squish everything into a square box design as that will have the least perimeter. We tried looking for an existing display home floorplan at the start that would fit our block however this was quite restrictive as there is always something done one way that doesnt suit our tastes. It was only after getting to talk with the sales rep that they could come up with a custom design for no extra charge. The sales representative are more than happy to sit down with you and design up a plan. We basically visited lots of display homes and found a feature that we liked. (which is the long open living/dining/kitchen). Then we fit in the other requirements that we have i.e how many bedrooms and toilets required and the sales rep designed it to fit our land and also came up with a facade for the house. Its better to get your likes/dislikes in a list along with any requirements and features you liked and they will come up with something to fit your block. Then they will price it up. In terms of the base price of the house, its no different than the display homes if you roughly compare the $/m² figure in a similar shaped house. Its also best to price in stuff you would like at the start prior to signing and giving a deposit so you know what you are really working with. This also allowed us to compare a prices between different builders. We priced in higher ceilings, stone benchtops, softclose drawers, overhead cupboards, extra powerpoints, extra LED downlights, glass splashbacks. This was great for us as during prestart, it was only tiling that added up some cost as we have already priced in other upgrades prior. Re: Rossmoyne WA - First Build With Ventura 13Mar 21, 2018 12:24 am Thanks Slugcatcher, very helpful. I’m just trying to work out the following now... I’ve been told if I take a custom design to a project builder, like Ventura, there will be extra costs. But what you’re saying is if you go to them a do a custom design with them, in house, there’s no extra cost - provided it fits with their “box”? would that be correct? Re: Rossmoyne WA - First Build With Ventura 14Mar 21, 2018 11:48 am HootHouse I’ve been told if I take a custom design to a project builder, like Ventura, there will be extra costs. I would be shocked if any builder in Perth charged you "extra costs" for bringing your own plans to get a quote. As long as you have a copy of the site survey and an Engineers report, there really isn't much else they need to do in order to give you a quote for the whole project including site works. The market isn't exactly booming right now... they want all the business they can get! Also slugcatcher, love your plans! Re: Rossmoyne WA - First Build With Ventura 15Mar 21, 2018 3:19 pm HereForHelp I would be shocked if any builder in Perth charged you "extra costs" for bringing your own plans to get a quote. As long as you have a copy of the site survey and an Engineers report, there really isn't much else they need to do in order to give you a quote for the whole project including site works. What I meant is... Bringing in your own custom design will cost more than selecting a floor plan and tweaking it. I'm wondering if there's much of a price difference between bringing in your own custom design or doing a custom design with them in house. Hopefully that makes a bit more sense? Re: Rossmoyne WA - First Build With Ventura 16Mar 21, 2018 4:01 pm Hi Hoothouse, If you already have a clear idea of what your floorplan looks like, you can just go to these project builders and then pretty much dictate to them what you want it to look like. Then they will draft it up properly and price it all up for you for no cost at all. If you custom design up a floorplan that is exactly the same as the display home, in theory there should be no price difference assuming the specifications are the same as the materials used will be identical. I suggest you visit the display homes and chat with one of the reps there. They will be able to explain it better than I can which is how it kicked off for us. We had always started drawing roughly on paper ourselves what kind of house we wanted and then worrying it costs too much comparing with display home prices by using indicators like $/m2 etc. In the end the sales rep managed to translate our ideas in our heads onto paper and priced it all up for no charge. Re: Rossmoyne WA - First Build With Ventura 19Apr 16, 2018 8:41 pm Slugcatcher It would be highly recommended that you get detailed engineering inspection photos of your 1c slab truss connections & reinforcement prior to concrete placement, for future reference should you need it ....that's a big slab area mate... forewarned is forearmed Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4589 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! 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