Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Room to negotiate? 5Jul 29, 2018 9:08 am The fact that your builder was confident enough to compete against others speaks positive volumes, you like him, he has given you good service and goes the extra mile for you. I think you are onto something special. However you can ruin a good offer not knowing when to deal, the secret is to know when to deal. If you know you have a good deal, that's it. Regardless of the above the answer to your basic question is yes you can and should negotiate on the price but don't ruin the deal. 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: Room to negotiate? 6Jul 29, 2018 9:24 am mariam Get someone independent to "Tidy up & Complete your documentation, Make sure you include Geotech Report, Preliminary Engineering Report, Stormwater design, services,etc,etc." If it's your preliminary design then you own copyright, get 3 builders quotes and ask them to sharpen their pencil. BTW he 's not doing you any favours, you have the whip hand up until you sign & hand over a deposit. After that any price benefits gained will decrease with added (overpriced) variations. Goodluck Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs 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. Only… 0 4709 Hi all, My first post, we are building a house and can’t decide the layout of the lounge room. We have a large N/W facing window and are wanting to have a wood slow… 0 13724 sorry mate, not wasting more time on this. Youve completely missed the mark on some fundamentals and regardless of how many times i try and put it to you differently, you… 11 9187 |