Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 8Oct 03, 2017 11:40 pm rum_home I too brought in Wollert and the Bentleigh 38. I'd go for the larger over the 34, as the WIR are something you cannot add afterwards. Where you can go with a AC option after build. Though I'm looking at the evap cooling at least, not sure if can retrofit afterwards. But some standalone reverse cycles can be put into key rooms later on, budget permitting. thanks rum_home! I see in your posts you bought from Aramont? that's nice. We bought in Rathdowne and title reg. is not until sept 2017 ( 1st delay from june 2017 ) so i am expecting more delays haha. Actually the WIR is a big factor that's why we love the 38 sq. thinking of asking metricon if they do the ducting while building the home then I can install the actual AC system later on when we have a budget. This is actually makes it easier for the AC to install after the house construction. I read from other posts that some builder agree to that. Have to talk to the consultant about this. How was your experience with Metricon so far? Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 9Oct 03, 2017 11:44 pm rum_home I too brought in Wollert and the Bentleigh 38. I'd go for the larger over the 34, as the WIR are something you cannot add afterwards. Where you can go with a AC option after build. Though I'm looking at the evap cooling at least, not sure if can retrofit afterwards. But some standalone reverse cycles can be put into key rooms later on, budget permitting. also I thought about ducted evap as well but not sure if ill be satisfied with it. I love the cold but can't stand the heat. Since im building our home, i would like for me to be teally vomfy with it. Others are saying Melbourne houses really don't need the ducted Refrigerated. They say Evap is enough. Not much experience there since we still live in Sydney. 😁 Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 10Oct 04, 2017 8:54 am Purely from building economics point of view, you are better off with extra 4 squares of house, why? Investing in ac is investing in depreciating asset Investing in house size is investing in appreciating asset Sooner or later your house will go up for sale, you will get nothing for 15y old ac system but you may get a whole lot more for extra 4 squares. Obviously, personal considerations or preferences may trump this but nothing trumps building economics. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 11Oct 05, 2017 8:53 am ronaldtanael thanks rum_home! I see in your posts you bought from Aramont? that's nice. We bought in Rathdowne and title reg. is not until sept 2017 ( 1st delay from june 2017 ) so i am expecting more delays haha. Actually the WIR is a big factor that's why we love the 38 sq. thinking of asking metricon if they do the ducting while building the home then I can install the actual AC system later on when we have a budget. This is actually makes it easier for the AC to install after the house construction. I read from other posts that some builder agree to that. Have to talk to the consultant about this. How was your experience with Metricon so far? Yes, went with Arramont. I was looking at Rathdowne, but the price was more than I saw was justified for the same area, though the residents center might be a great asset in the future that'll be missed. Title for Arramont was originally DEC 2017, and now 1st qtr 2018, I'm hoping for Mar-Apr at least. Have you had any confirmed information from your developer? My experience has been decent so far, but I'm only at the first call from my CSR and they are saying it'll be a month or two before I get into Studio M. They aren't in too much of rush. My salesman at the display home was very good and always willing to communicate, much better than some other builders in the area. As for Melbourne and AC, evaporation cooling is still quite lacking in Melbourne. But it's better than nothing. Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 12Oct 05, 2017 9:12 am rum_home ronaldtanael thanks rum_home! I see in your posts you bought from Aramont? that's nice. We bought in Rathdowne and title reg. is not until sept 2017 ( 1st delay from june 2017 ) so i am expecting more delays haha. Actually the WIR is a big factor that's why we love the 38 sq. thinking of asking metricon if they do the ducting while building the home then I can install the actual AC system later on when we have a budget. This is actually makes it easier for the AC to install after the house construction. I read from other posts that some builder agree to that. Have to talk to the consultant about this. How was your experience with Metricon so far? Yes, went with Arramont. I was looking at Rathdowne, but the price was more than I saw was justified for the same area, though the residents center might be a great asset in the future that'll be missed. Title for Arramont was originally DEC 2017, and now 1st qtr 2018, I'm hoping for Mar-Apr at least. Have you had any confirmed information from your developer? My experience has been decent so far, but I'm only at the first call from my CSR and they are saying it'll be a month or two before I get into Studio M. They aren't in too much of rush. My salesman at the display home was very good and always willing to communicate, much better than some other builders in the area. As for Melbourne and AC, evaporation cooling is still quite lacking in Melbourne. But it's better than nothing. That's good that your experience has been decent so far. My SC is patient as we changed our minds several times. We initially paid for the price of bentleigh 42 last april then changed our minds to 38 recently. They have to refund the initial deposit since the price freeze is only for 12 months and it's not in our best interest since title date was moved to september 2018. We have to deposit again and what our SC will do is she's gonna make it as a house and land package so if ever the title date will be moved again, we don't need to pay for penalties. Unfortunately, the bentleigh 38 price increased by 5k from the price in april. So you mean evap cooling in Melbourne is not enough during summer? Glad to know. Hopefully Metricon will allow fthe ducting during construction so it's easier for us to install refrigerated AC later on. Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 14Oct 06, 2017 6:02 pm building-expert Purely from building economics point of view, you are better off with extra 4 squares of house, why? Investing in ac is investing in depreciating asset Investing in house size is investing in appreciating asset Sooner or later your house will go up for sale, you will get nothing for 15y old ac system but you may get a whole lot more for extra 4 squares. Obviously, personal considerations or preferences may trump this but nothing trumps building economics. Thank you for your input. We do ended up with 38 sq. I just asked the CS if ducting for FUTURE ducted AC system can be done during construction. she said she will enquire about that. do you know if builders usually allow this? I have read from other posts that people request this from their builder. Cheers Re: Bigger home Vs Ducted Reverse A/C 16Oct 06, 2017 7:18 pm I don't see any issue for builder to bring in/install this duct grills/openings for your future ducted aircon (an extra cost will be cost of grills and in-plaster installation job). Also make sure you get provisions in your wardrobes for future ducts between the floors. From what I see you have either a very good offer on this extra 4 squares of build (well, even at $1K per sq m it costs ~$40K to build extra 4 squares) or very overpriced offer on ducted A/C installation (in my opinion, even $20K is a bit on a high side). Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. Does this placement sound reasonable to you? Also, I plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room… 0 0 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. I think i plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room (mainly for entertainment so not used often),… 0 0 0 6294 |