Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Cutting down or waiting to start build? 7Jul 18, 2019 11:03 am luxbuild Another suggestion is to see what deal the builder may offer if you were sign now instead of deferring. If you haven't signed a contract there is nothing stopping you from potentially going with another builder in 6 months time is there? We have signed .. we are happy with the builder so far just I think we have gotten a pretty good deal... I know we just have more expensive tastes than I thought hahs Re: Cutting down or waiting to start build? 8Jul 18, 2019 11:15 am IsabellaBoots for option B when you say 6 months to save, you can guarantee that the two of you can save 30k in 6 months? Because if you can, you could just go ahead with the full build at the current price. When building a house, they don't make you pay the full amount up front. You pay it in stages. Also it will usually take time to get council approval etc. Most house builds I've seen take around 5-6 months just for the build, plus whatever amount of time it takes them to get approval. I didn’t think of the delayed payment as an argument thanks!! Plans are approved with a start date planned for earlier next year! We are doing a knockdown rebuild so are currently living in the house once we move out we the saving may slow down due to rent having to be paid but I still think we can save a bit. Thanks for the replyb Re: Cutting down or waiting to start build? 9Jul 18, 2019 11:22 am Steve4216 With Option A, if you remove those from the price and it is now a place where you're comfortable paying, do that, and if you save the money before the end of the build, just do it right after handover. No harm in waiting though, prices probably wont rise between now and the end of the year. It will more likely be delayed till mid to late next year (we are already saving to get a certain amount so we can start early next year snd now the extra money will delay it even further so we have already been told cost will more than likely increase Re: Cutting down or waiting to start build? 10Jul 18, 2019 11:23 am Neatep I would do A. I know its not turnkey, but you could also remove driveway and flooring and you will likely save 10k by doing it yourself. Most of the high level flooring options are ... low to mid from the flooring people + huge markup. Will look into this too! How long is a "long period"? For a few weeks, it should be ok. It also depends on the area you live in...I would let your neighbours know that you will be away too and… 1 28578 Hi HomeOne, I'm in the midst of landscaping a cat run down the side of my house, and the recent rains have me wondering if I need to install some sort of drainage. I've… 0 12290 Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37723 |