Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 267Nov 17, 2016 1:43 pm Thornton23 Aug-Oct 2014 Deposit Tender April 2015 Land titled Jun-Jul 2015 Final Tender &Clipsal Aug 2015 DA approved Jan 2016 Slab Feb 2016 Frame Apr 2016 Brick June 2016 Roof July 2016 Lock up Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 268Nov 17, 2016 1:48 pm Kastet Lexh Hi all! We are literally at very beginning! Land contract is with solicitor and with a few minor adjustments we should be signing soon. Broker believes that funding should be a no brainer so pre approval will be happening shortly. I have a few questions... Urgh so many questions. We have extended the alfresco and extended the garage. Added colourbond and removed the little raise in the floor to the bathrooms - I have a toddler, its a recipe for disaster. We are already aware of possible total cost for this and are happy. My brain is in fast forward mode, then replay and fast forward again! Building huh? I wanted to know if anyone has been to the selection room and perhaps noticed the timber look tiles and roughly how much extra we would be looking at? What are the difference in price ranges anyhow? Who do they go through for tiling? Also, shower niches? Feature mosaic tile? AND floor to ceiling tiles - porcelein. Caesarstone waterfall bench tops? What is the standard and upgraded kitchen cupboard materials and for kitchen island? We got lucky with air con thrown in along with downlights. Among other things. Single storey Silkwood 21.7 at Cobbitty. House and land. I must admit that salesman has been great. I think we have called him a million times already. You were warned about the excessive questions! I've been losing sleep over this damn house. And its only the beginning! Congrats to those who are also starting and also moving in! Best wishes Thank you in advance! Ones you've had the above things priced you'll be surprised how expensive they are. Firstyle charges ridiculous money for upgrades. To give you an idea shower niches will cost you around $2k. Ceramic tiles you don't get to choose until the construction is half way there. Anyway, congrats with your endeavour! Where are you building? And sorry I didn't quite answer all your questions. Could you please explain with more examples ? I am also thinking of Firstyle & will help. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 270Nov 17, 2016 3:39 pm I have just got my approval from the Council. So waiting on the construction cert now. Here is t he thing I found with FS...as soon as you do any upgrade on t he items included in their promotion..you won;t get any credit back and you will be paying a full price..do your homework before going to selection center as you only have 3hours. You won;t be able to pick tiles during the selection stage...you will be asked to do it at the tile center when FS is ready to lay them. I got 4 bathroom niche..n paid approx 2k for all 4...they are as expensive as other major builders around..I am yet to see the quality of their construction..only thing I didn't like is they never gave me any upgrade for free apart from AIrcon..but then I have to pay 4k to upgrade it so that I can have both zones (Up+Down) running simultaneously.. Any experiences with Firstyle homes 271Nov 17, 2016 4:22 pm I'm not building - but I am purchasing my unregistered land with them. Very slow indeed - didn't even respond to my solicitor when they were asked to delay exchange due to missing documents. I don't think I will be building with them once the land exchange has occurred. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 272Nov 17, 2016 11:00 pm Kastet Jaff Could you please explain with more examples ? I am also thinking of Firstyle & will help. Sure. What exactly are you interested in? Interested to find out driveway/flooring/ceiling height costs. The houses with Standard inclusions is 100k cheaper than the major project builders. Will the price between an estimate and Contract vary a lot ? Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 273Nov 18, 2016 8:33 am Jaff Interested to find out driveway/flooring/ceiling height costs. The houses with Standard inclusions is 100k cheaper than the major project builders. Will the price between an estimate and Contract vary a lot ? - 2.59 ceilings around $3k - timber laminate in lieu of standard ceramic tiles was around $2k - driveway included All our upgrades came to ~ $30k. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 274Nov 18, 2016 8:40 am Jaff The houses with Standard inclusions is 100k cheaper than the major project builders. Are you basing this on an estimate they gave you, or their price list? The prices on their price list are missing a lot of necessary items like basix and slab costs that some builders do include in their advertised prices. In my experience the estimated prices are in the same ballpark as other project builders. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 276Nov 18, 2016 12:25 pm I wouldn't base anything off price lists. Ask someone from both companies to give you a rough estimate to build on your lot. If the inclusions are roughly the same, there won't be 100k difference. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 277Nov 18, 2016 12:40 pm Thanks @fradescu, I have only based on the price lists. FS homes Price list says including standard site costs. They are reluctant to give me an estimate as my settlement is due in 6 months. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 278Nov 18, 2016 1:13 pm Jaff Thanks @fradescu, I have only based on the price lists. FS homes Price list says including standard site costs. They are reluctant to give me an estimate as my settlement is due in 6 months. For your size..expect a site cost of around 28k to 30k..n basix abt 5k..if you have access to recycled water.. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 280Nov 18, 2016 1:53 pm Jaff Thanks @fradescu, I have only based on the price lists. FS homes Price list says including standard site costs. They are reluctant to give me an estimate as my settlement is due in 6 months. Ignore these specific numbers because I'm doing a KDR, but just to give you an idea, Braeside 33 Distinct is on the pricelist for $275k. Their estimate is roughly 420k to build. In comparison, Fowler Seville 33 is $325k on their price list, and they've estimated around $420k to build too. Wisdom Impression 33 is $340k on their price list, and their estimate is $440k. Wisdom includes flooring and the other two don't. So for pretty much the same size house, all three are estimating pretty much the same cost. I had a contour survey already done to get those estimates. Perhaps they won't give you an estimate because your lot hasn't completed development, so the contours won't be final yet? 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