Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 15, 2018 4:59 pm Hi all, I have just moved from Sydney to Melbourne and bought a land in the Whitehorse council (east melbourne). I found 2-3 builders (true value, SDJ, etc.) with great reviews online. However, those value-for-money builders seem to build outside eastern melbourne. Can anyone recommend a builder (preferrably custom one as I already have a design in mind)? My block is 370sqm but with envelope of 10m x 15m only I have looked at Latitude 37 but it seems it will take ages before they are able to build my house (which is great for them as they try to limit their clients and make sure they build quality homes). Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 2May 16, 2018 3:29 pm Try Comdain or Englehart Homes, neither is cheap but both deliver quality and yes they build in Eastern suburbs. Both are custom builders and can build to your spec. I'm not a big fan of L37, premium pricing, budget builder quality. Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 3May 17, 2018 12:31 pm I would recommend Orion Homes, East West Homes from my experience. I found builders like simonds, true value, metricon, eight homes to add all these hidden costs in upgrades/colour selection process which generally blows out the price, especially when it comes to provisional sums. Try to get a straight transparent price from a builder rather than est. site costs subject to... Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 4May 17, 2018 2:39 pm Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out. I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget. Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 5May 17, 2018 6:41 pm ebanster Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out. I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget. What is your budget. Typically custom builders are in the 1800$+ per sqm for medium-high level of finish. The biggest advantage is they let you change your mind during the build which you will also tend to do and they will do anything, any design, Sky and $$ is the limit. Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 6May 20, 2018 2:12 pm kirashogun ebanster Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out. I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget. What is your budget. Typically custom builders are in the 1800$+ per sqm for medium-high level of finish. The biggest advantage is they let you change your mind during the build which you will also tend to do and they will do anything, any design, Sky and $$ is the limit. Please don't laugh but my max budget is $320 for a small 20-23 sqm single storey house. Anyway, after contacting the recommended builders, it seems like it is really expensive doing a custom build compared to ages ago. In any case, I was able to find one who is willing to talk about it is Singh Homes. Will keep you updated as their reviews seem fine. Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 7May 26, 2018 2:46 pm ebanster kirashogun ebanster Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out. I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget. What is your budget. Typically custom builders are in the 1800$+ per sqm for medium-high level of finish. The biggest advantage is they let you change your mind during the build which you will also tend to do and they will do anything, any design, Sky and $$ is the limit. Please don't laugh but my max budget is $320 for a small 20-23 sqm single storey house. Anyway, after contacting the recommended builders, it seems like it is really expensive doing a custom build compared to ages ago. In any case, I was able to find one who is willing to talk about it is Singh Homes. Will keep you updated as their reviews seem fine. It’s going to be a big struggle unfortunately. Better to look at a project builder around that price range. You will get much better value for money. Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 8May 26, 2018 6:30 pm paceman_03 I would recommend Orion Homes, East West Homes from my experience. I found builders like simonds, true value, metricon, eight homes to add all these hidden costs in upgrades/colour selection process which generally blows out the price, especially when it comes to provisional sums. Try to get a straight transparent price from a builder rather than est. site costs subject to... NO WAY! 12 months and we still haven't moved in. Stay clear. Re: Any value-for-money custom builders in East Melbourne 9Nov 11, 2018 12:08 pm Went with GJ Gardner. I initially thought they were volume builders but they are in fact, custom builders. Though they have heaps of fixed home designs, they can customise based on your needs. Still early stages but the experience has been positive so far compared to my previous builder in Sydney. As a tradesmen get a private inspector although I don't think there worth it in their profession themselves the reminder they serve to the tradesmen doing the work is… 3 27370 Hi, can anyone recommend a custom home builder who can build in north east area? Looking to build a custom 4-br energy-efficient home with a max budget of 750k. If they… 0 22822 May I ask why you chose not to use GJ Gardiner? I'm actually meeting with one of the sales guys tomorrow for an appointment. Definitely not signing anything yet… 3 13257 |