Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 10Oct 16, 2018 10:27 am TiredHalo Other pricing in our BA:
We also ensured we increased/added in the electrical allowance and flooring upgrades. Can I ask what final price came in at? Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 11Oct 16, 2018 11:46 am Littlegem Can I ask what final price came in at? Our final price on our BA came in at $484,000. Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 12Oct 17, 2018 9:25 am TiredHalo Other pricing in our BA:
We also ensured we increased/added in the electrical allowance and flooring upgrades. Thanks for that - we're going to be including some of those items, so very handy to know the pricing! You're going to have an amazing house, those are some excellent inclusions! Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 13Oct 17, 2018 9:30 am sweetswisssteel House plans look great Thanks! If we can ever stop tinkering with the design!! Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 14Oct 17, 2018 9:49 am On 13 October 2018 we received the Preliminary Building Agreement (tender), which straight away we observed a few errors/omissions from the requested plan, including
Over the last few days, we've been going back and forth with some improvements and compromises. The main issue was that the ensuite change I had proposed wouldn't actually fit. We've come up with another possibility and have put that forward so will see if that can be done. The other big issue with the plan was that the ducted air con unit, situated outside the pantry, took up 1.5 m of a 1.7 m gap to the fence. This meant the garage and laundry doors led to nowhere (and so served no real purpose), and I'd have to move a car to get the mower out. We've since changed the plan to delete the external garage door, and have butted the A/C unit into the corner instead. Now the laundry will lead straight outside, and I can get the mower out easily - albeit through the laundry. I'm a bit OCD though and brush it down after use, so don't see it being a problem at all. So these are the plans provided at tender. We've changed them a bit more, but will hopefully have all that finalised in the next couple of days. *Image deleted Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 15Oct 17, 2018 10:27 am KingTaco On 13 October 2018 we received the Preliminary Building Agreement (tender), which straight away we observed a few errors/omissions from the requested plan, including Over the last few days, we've been going back and forth with some improvements and compromises. The main issue was that the ensuite change I had proposed wouldn't actually fit. We've come up with another possibility and have put that forward so will see if that can be done. The other big issue with the plan was that the ducted air con unit, situated outside the pantry, took up 1.5 m of a 1.7 m gap to the fence. This meant the garage and laundry doors led to nowhere (and so served no real purpose), and I'd have to move a car to get the mower out. We've since changed the plan to delete the external garage door, and have butted the A/C unit into the corner instead. Now the laundry will lead straight outside, and I can get the mower out easily - albeit through the laundry. I'm a bit OCD though and brush it down after use, so don't see it being a problem at all. So these are the plans provided at tender. We've changed them a bit more, but will hopefully have all that finalised in the next couple of days. Looking good. With our current house we go through garage > laundry to get the mower out into the backyard and it works fine. Lucky you realised that now! Hope you end up with an ensuite layout that works and you like. Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 16Oct 18, 2018 3:29 pm That's good to know it's a reasonable option to go garage -> laundry then outside. I was speaking to a friend, and he has to carry his mower over carpet to get it outside... that's an unfortunate design! Thanks, it turns out all of the ensuite modifications we put forward won't work, but that's ok. It was to optimise the space more than anything. We're pretty happy with the changes we've made, so now just need to wait for the modified tender to be completed so we can order the contract Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 17Oct 20, 2018 3:46 pm It's been a couple of days, and there's an update so it's time for a new post. We signed the Preliminary Building Agreement and put in some variations today, as well as paying the $1000 to order the contract. We've been advised 2-3 weeks, but Clarendon have been ahead of schedule so far, so hopefully that continues. Here is some pricing we obtained along the way, to give people an idea of what to expect. The base house prices went up on I think 1 October; I'm not sure if other prices went up also. If you want to see some other prices, check out the thread from TiredHalo at viewtopic.php?p=1824894#p1824894 Madison 35 in Sapphire specification - $314,300 - Acoustic Insulation to Theatre - $530 - Three Phase power - $540 - Zero lot fees - $1450 - Grand Alfresco - $8250 - Cold water point to fridge space - $95 - Window splashback in kitchen - $380 - Gas point in Alfresco - $380 - Recessed tracks for Alfresco door - Hollywood cupboard $1100 - Sliding doors to robes with 1 mirror - $120 or 2 mirros - $160 - Platform to Theatre - $1200 - WIP/laundry/garage in lieu of study - $990 (definitely recommend if doing any of the Madison designs). - Tiled seat/shelf in ensuite shower $300 - Stackers in lieu of sliding doors - $750 - Heat pump $2600 - double solid core sliding doors - $1200 - 900mm wide island bench - $290 - Adding windows generally costs around $300 - $700 depending on type and size. Fixed pane is cheapest These prices would changed depending on which house you're building, as dimensions would all be different. It should serve as a rough guide to doing a bit of customising. If you were to build a Madison 35 in Sapphire, and there were some good promotions going, I think you could have it move in ready for around $340k. It might not have so much of a luxury feel, but it gives you an idea what you could start with and - if you want - upgrade things from there. I got a quote from Plantation for a similar sized house. It was about $355k, but included driveway and I think fencing and landscaping, plus a few extra finishes around the house. So really, I'd say Plantation and Clarendon are fairly close on price. Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 18Oct 20, 2018 5:07 pm House prices sliding, building approvals sagging. building product suppliers already squealing, and the building industry is putting up its prices! Interesting days ahead in this sector of the economy. Time to sit on the hands? Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 19Oct 22, 2018 6:33 am kks House prices sliding, building approvals sagging. building product suppliers already squealing, and the building industry is putting up its prices! Interesting days ahead in this sector of the economy. Time to sit on the hands? We are thinking the same but our hand might be forced with more kids on the way. It could take awhile to play out, especially outside of Melb and Syd. Interest rates on the way up will also put a drag on the sector. Re: Modified Madison 35 by Clarendon Homes - Brisbane 20Oct 22, 2018 11:36 am It's hard to say... on the other hand you could wait and prices get worse or interest rates go up. That's always the trade off. All you can do is make the decision you feel is best for you at the time and live with it. 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