Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 2Aug 03, 2018 7:43 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 10Aug 05, 2018 9:47 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 13Aug 05, 2018 11:55 pm kjane Agree with everything you have said kks. I also like that building accessible homes now doesn't mean that your home looks purpose built for accessibility, when care and thought is put into the design stage. I would be very keen to see your plans in the future and all the best with the process. Thanks kjane i will happily share as im keen to get opinions! Its so easy to miss things. Hopefully if we do this right, it will suit my husband and i into our old age also. Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 14Aug 06, 2018 12:05 am StructuralBIMGuy Hi cooky If you are on a tight budget, steer well clear of gimmicks and expensive design services that work on high commissions, Here in WA it is illegal not to disclose hidden commissions If you have a sketch start breaking it down , in order to optimise the engineering, Construction , material, quoting,etc Forewarned is Forearmed Hi StructuralBIMGuy thanks for the advice. This is I guess why I was hoping to have gotten some feedback on this company specifically. They dont provide a design service so to speak. You pay $1050 and have about 1.5 hours to actually walk through your floor plan and have the changes you need recorded by their in house Architect. The floorplan is 'printed' on the floor of large warehouse as if it was 'lifesize'. They have foam walls you can move around and furniture in place to give you an idea of how wide/big, small etc the spaces are, whether you want to move walls and which way doors turn, determining if staircases are wide enough and things like that. For us, taking a wheelchair through the house is one exercise we'd like to do. We are not going with a project builder, so everything we're doing is an independent decision and a big on at that. Our budget is around 500k, so 1k of that to really get an idea of the space, understand what we want and make changes before we go to the final stage doesn't seem like a huge expense. Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 15Aug 06, 2018 8:48 am Cooky thanks for the info/reply Your budget sounds tight I am a little sceptical as Architects offer mock ups on high end projects and I doubt your builder employs an architect? (you might want to check that). In regards to lifts, sure everyone says they have come down in price, Installed the prices are still very high. OT I am about to build 4 units/townhouses in Perth for elderly/special needs family & friends, My costs are running at $1500/m2 Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 16Aug 06, 2018 10:06 am StructuralBIMGuy @Cooky thanks for the info/reply Your budget sounds tight I am a little sceptical as Architects offer mock ups on high end projects and I doubt your builder employs an architect? (you might want to check that). In regards to lifts, sure everyone says they have come down in price, Installed the prices are still very high. OT I am about to build 4 units/townhouses in Perth for elderly/special needs family & friends, My costs are running at $1500/m2 StructuralBIMGuy, thanks again for your insight. $1500/m2 is about what project builders charge in NSW too, but this varies based on the size of the builder. Small, local builders are a different thing though. Out builder is not even decided yet. We approached a large number of project builders such as Masterton/Clarendon etc but found them simply ripping us off before the build even started. I have built and renovated before with a local builder and my costs were significantly less than going with a project builder based on tender comparisons and eventual costs. The obvious downside is I do have to do a lot of sourcing myself and product selection isnt in one nice showroom, but I am 100% okay with that. Presently, we are working with our Architect who is independent and not affiliated with any builder. We'll then approach the local builders I have ready to quote us to move forward to the next stage. The big project builders quoted us roughly between 500 to 550k on our build with all high end inclusions and slight modifications, so I aim for lower with a small local builder. We have a contigency of about $100k also, do you think that's enough? Or am I kidding myself? Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 17Aug 07, 2018 8:54 am Cooky My costs of $1500/m2 are for 4 x 2 bedroom 2S Units, includes 8 half bathrooms and 4 kitchens. I have a contingency of 10% for upgrades and have preliminary design, engineering & Construction Data & Costs figured. Building costs in Perth haven't been this low in a decade, eg Labour & Material for 2c bricks $1.80 Subsequently, Builders do not put down the prices of new builds, when things slow, they keep the prices inflated and increase the so called give away's..but in reality they aren't giving anything away.If your designer/Architect is using Building Information (BIM) I suggest you start pricing things up for yourself, don't mention the $100k Contingency, get them to sharpen their quoting pencil or crayon, while you use BIM (Data, Augmented & Virtual Reality for visualisation) & Google+ sheets for pricing & Analysis. Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs wondering anyone built with omaxe homes and care to share their experiences. thanks 0 8868 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 11172 Hi everyone. 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