Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Construction proposal... 2May 31, 2007 12:10 pm PS... the base price for our design recently went up $35000... Well,it didn't actually go up, but $35000 worth of inclusions were removed.
Our construction proposal has these inclusions for the same price... Thus our dilema! Any thoughts... Re: Construction proposal... 4May 31, 2007 12:43 pm archangle,
I would be ignoring the 3 day deadline. I would get everythign selected and sorted out so that the final price is known. Then, and only then, pay or sign anything. Once you've paid the $15,000 deposit (or signed anything), they've got you. Standard marketing tactic is to instill a sense of urgency in the customer so they don't shop around. After you got everything finalised and all risks removed, approach them and ask if they'll build for the same price as now quoted. I know what their answer would be. Cheers, Casa Re: Construction proposal... 5May 31, 2007 1:14 pm Casa2 I know what their answer would be. Casa, thats a big call not knowing all the facts!! Perhaps the saleperson is genuine in this case Matt Re: Construction proposal... 6May 31, 2007 3:00 pm mattwalker Casa2 I know what their answer would be. Casa, thats a big call not knowing all the facts!! Perhaps the saleperson is genuine in this case Matt Undoubedly the salesman is geniune. AND they will accept to build for the same price in 6 months time (unless you live in Perth). Re: Construction proposal... 9Jun 18, 2007 1:45 pm Normally Sydney project home builders charge $600 for initial site survey+soil test+initial drawing.
After that differs from every builder. Some charge 5% of total value and need to sign contract before lodge to council, some are more flexible, charge a few thousand and wait for council approval. We paid $6000 and received council approval, still haven't sign contract yet due to a few internal changes. After contract signed, you will see a section there telling you their schedule for payment stages. You can actually request for a copy before/after council approval. In case you found anything too ridiculous, you can pull out before been stuck too deep. Hope this helps. Cheers Allan http://building-our-first-house.blogspot.com/ Re: Construction proposal... 10Jun 18, 2007 1:48 pm $15000 is definitely too high, shop around and you will a lot of other builders with more reasonable prices. Would you mind telling us which builder this is??
If you past the 120 days, the base price just keep rising. Ours took 4 months for council approval and the base price increased twice - $5000 in total. It will keep increasing until the contract signed. Cheers Allan http://building-our-first-house.blogspot.com/ Re: Construction proposal... 11Jun 21, 2007 9:13 am I'd be reluctant to hand over $15,000 without seeing something in writing that say if the whole thing goes pear shaped, I'd be entitled to a big refund.
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