Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 6May 17, 2013 7:36 am Building a Porter Davis Dunedin 31 with the Mansfield Facade Floor Plan: http://porterdavis.com.au/content/Houses/Dunedin/Floorplans/PDL_Dunedin%2031.pdf Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 7May 17, 2013 7:37 am Building a Porter Davis Dunedin 31 with the Mansfield Facade Floor Plan: http://porterdavis.com.au/content/Houses/Dunedin/Floorplans/PDL_Dunedin%2031.pdf Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 14May 17, 2013 7:42 pm Timeline Aug 08-Land Mar 09-Demo/Titles Sept 10-Handover No1 Sept 11-Handover No2 April 12-Sold No2 Aug 14-Land/Demo Jan 15-Slabs viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25736 Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 16May 17, 2013 7:52 pm We are building a custom design with Gemmill and I don't regret it at all. Yes, the admin side is hideously slow, it took us a lot longer to get to site than we would have liked and the level of communication from our CLO could do with some improvement but at the end of the day it is the quality of the house that matters and the work on our house so far has been top notch. Having had a nightmare experience with another builder I understand the need to want to bad mouth them to anyone that will listen and unfortunately people are more likely to post reviews about negative experiences than they are good ones. It is human nature to want to vent when you are frustrated with something and as a result I don't think reviews necessarily give a fair and balanced view. Have you thought of designing a plan from scratch? I think I visited almost ever display home in Perth and none of them suited what we wanted. There were bits and pieces of some of them that worked but nothing that worked as a whole. That's when I decided to buy a graph pad and design our own plan incorporating the elements we liked about other plans. A few late nights later and we had a design that we took to three builders to price up. We are now around 4 weeks for PCI and I can honestly say that I love my house! I have been to some of the newer display villages over the last month looking for decorating ideas and I still haven't walked into a house that gives me the same "wow" that our house does now in its undecorated, unfinished state. Sorry for dribbling on but I guess I'm trying to say, don't just settle for a design. It is such a huge investment and should be perfect for you Our custom Gemmill Home in Bedfordale WA Build thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53788 Timeline on page 1 Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 17May 17, 2013 7:55 pm ECHO The Ventura house is $227.000 before our changes and the HGWA house is S229000 before our changes. Its about $10000 just to add the store to the garage. I have Champagne tastes and Lemonade budgets. My Build, viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64837 Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 18May 17, 2013 8:03 pm Soakedblonde. The Gemmil house was drawn up for us from a concept of ideas we had. It was done before I learnt about them. but I need to know that when I want an answer or to ask a question I have someones full attention, not left blowing in the wind. I also have a good friend who is a contractor to them. If he cant get through to talk to them what chance do I have. Let me get the 3 plans up I have and you might all have Ideas on where I can things or items to bring the price down without losing the integrity of the house. My Build, viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64837 Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 19May 17, 2013 8:04 pm triggywiggy ECHO The Ventura house is $227.000 before our changes and the HGWA house is S229000 before our changes. Its about $10000 just to add the store to the garage. I have Champagne tastes and Lemonade budgets. I knew this , just making sure you did. Best budget $120K+ to finish , this figure doesn't include the pool or pool related landscaping . The term over capitalizing is threatening to get a say here. trust you will be residing there a while then. I do wish you the best of luck, enjoy the ride Timeline Aug 08-Land Mar 09-Demo/Titles Sept 10-Handover No1 Sept 11-Handover No2 April 12-Sold No2 Aug 14-Land/Demo Jan 15-Slabs viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25736 Re: Turning Numb, Nothing grabs me. 20May 17, 2013 8:29 pm I don't know if you've seen Ultimate Homes Grandeur 295. The gold spec inc stone worksurfaces and o/head cupboards is $204K. Or The Sandalwood 284 @ $194K. Had we not gone for a Ben Trager 2 storey, I think we'd have gone with Ultimate. They've got some really good designs. Hey, I am wanting to add a second toilet to my house, bit we have limited room. There is a hallway/entry that is never used, so was thinking this could be an option. 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