Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 09, 2015 8:29 pm Having gone through these pages for a while now I thought it was time to begin a thread regarding our own first home building experience here in SA. As first home buyers we wanted something cost effective, not too far from the city and the beach which is why all the new development at Seaford really caught our attention. Our land settled two weeks ago and we have spent endless days meeting with endless amounts of builders (you most probably know the feeling!) and just yesterday finally signed a PSA in order to get the ball rolling. How we came across our builder of choice is actually an interesting story. Having met with every builder in the industry we narrowed our search down to Dechellis, Fairmont and Rossdale. This came down to primarily three factors - 1) they were able to incorporate the design we wanted 2) the cost of the build 3) the time of the build. However, of the three the only one we were really sold on was Rossdale as the Sales Consultant was a builder himself and was honest and upfront with us from the begining. The only problem we had with Rossdale was their 'premium price' which was more than Dechellis and significantly more expensive than Fairmont which left us with a tough decision to make. A few weeks later we got a call from our Sales Consultant at Rossdale who told us that he had decided to get back into the building game and has started up his own business called BetterHomesAdelaide and gave us a fixed price quote (including fully fixed footings) at a price better than that of even Fairmonts. We are building a 252m2 home. Open plan living, 4 bedrooms, theatre, ensuite, pantry and alfresco. We have upgraded a fair few things such as square set cornices, 3m entry (2.7 ceilings), a commercial front floor to ceiling window, stone bench tops, cavity sliders, awning windows throughout and much more. We are getting soil tests, plans and elevations done this week so hopefully I will be able to post some photos in the coming days. Thanks CJ! Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 2Aug 09, 2015 10:50 pm Hello CJ, looking forward to following your build. It's a good time for paperwork now to have slab down in Spring - avoid the wet weather. 2015 5 June:Land settled 21 Oct: Planning consent granted 2016 28 Jan: Development approval issued 25 Feb: Foundation prep begins Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 4Aug 19, 2015 12:41 pm We are finally in council and hopefully it all goes well from here. Any update on yours CJ? 2015 5 June:Land settled 21 Oct: Planning consent granted 2016 28 Jan: Development approval issued 25 Feb: Foundation prep begins Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 5Aug 19, 2015 5:54 pm Congrats on getting Council Approval Jin. Hopefully for you it will be full steam ahead from here on. Who are you building with? Unfortunately we haven't heard anything back so far. Still in the process of getting soil reports completed and plans drawn up which I am hoping will be done by the end of this week. Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 6Aug 19, 2015 11:05 pm We are going with a very small builder, I know one of their 'builder' personally so things are more flexible for us. No we haven't got approval, but have finally lodged the application after much twist and turns. We have drawn may be 55 plans ourselves (since April) before getting the draftsperson to draw the official version. Once the reports are received, lodging planning approval application is quite straightforward from our experience, then it's just a waiting game. 2015 5 June:Land settled 21 Oct: Planning consent granted 2016 28 Jan: Development approval issued 25 Feb: Foundation prep begins Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 7Aug 20, 2015 9:57 am That is fantastic Jin. Like you we have also choosen a small builder due to the flexibility that was offered to us. The waiting is the worst part but it will all be worth it in the end. I am looking forward to following your build and seeing your final plans etc when they are ready. Best of luck! Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 8Oct 08, 2015 10:52 pm Hey we are also building in Seaford SA but in the new vista estate. How is everything going with your build so far? I look forward to following your build First Home - Dechellis - Seaford Heights (VISTA) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80210 Re: Custom Home Build - Seaford SA 9Nov 04, 2015 4:00 pm Building is Seaford as well also in Vista Looking forward to following ur build! First Home - Fairmont Homes - Vogue - Seaford Heights Vista - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78691 Sadly no movement on site since soak wells went in. There are also missing/wrong storm water drains which need to be sorted, along with a broken pipe. Plumbing has been… 14 38147 I'd get the gutters to match your roof and pipes to match the paint - otherwise they become a feature. Nice pick with the paint colours! 1 35342 6 57610 |