Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Any tips for saving building costs in designing house plan? 2Jul 04, 2009 5:23 pm stay safe happy building Re: Any tips for saving building costs in designing house plan? 11Jul 05, 2009 3:53 pm progress viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20401 sculptures viewtopic.php?f=36&t=26607 pole trouble viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25988 Re: Any tips for saving building costs in designing house plan? 14Jul 05, 2009 9:21 pm stay safe happy building Re: Any tips for saving building costs in designing house plan? 19Jul 08, 2009 11:50 am chuth77 Research... Research...Research... Plan...Plan...Plan... Draw up what you think you want.. Go look at display homes and have a good look at layouts.. Leave your design on the fridge for a month and look at it once a week... Leave it for another month, without looking at it and you'll change things that you hadn't thought of before! absolutely fantastic advise! oh how my design has changed SO much since i first started! certainly don't rush into any design, there are so many things to consider and you want to be happy with the result after you've spent 200K+ of your own money! * plan for mistakes, problems and costs to blow out * look interstate for other suppliers * get on to orientation, its REALLY important! * research different materials, theres other things than brick out there! * try to keep wet areas, on the same side of the house * lots different programs out there to help you visualize, (punch3d home suite) (my virtual home) (autocad) * start buying better homes and gardens and get a scrapbook going, collate your ideas with your partner! brainstorm! and finally buy Australian if you can! 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Always handy to have the facts on hand when relying on agents advice, a lot of times sale agents advice is only good anecdotally, and when you actually dive deeper it's… 33 52698 brokers will also be in a position to get you a better rate than the advertised rate most times. 6 7575 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 14263 |