Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Vantage 46 - Studio M Upgrades 13Aug 08, 2020 7:07 pm I'm also building the Vantage and have my M studio appointment end of Aug. I can let you know some costs I've already got: Toilet with concealed cistern - around 1750.00 Square set cornice is done by lineal meter approximately $32 per L/M (Vantage downstairs only about $3K) about 10K for the staircase if you want a glass balustrade. I ended up with the S series package which I was told equated to about $50K.. Re: Metricon Vantage 46 - Studio M Upgrades 14Aug 21, 2020 8:57 pm almiro I'm also building the Vantage and have my M studio appointment end of Aug. I can let you know some costs I've already got: Toilet with concealed cistern - around 1750.00 Square set cornice is done by lineal meter approximately $32 per L/M (Vantage downstairs only about $3K) about 10K for the staircase if you want a glass balustrade. I ended up with the S series package which I was told equated to about $50K.. Hi Almiro All the best to your building journey ! Interesting to browse your blog , your hydroponic heating seems much cheaper than Metricon quote us (29K for 2 boiler /15 radiators) , do you mind share how much boiler / radiators you got ? Thx Re: Metricon Vantage 46 - Studio M Upgrades 15Aug 22, 2020 7:07 pm Hi Scott, The cost for Hydronic heating I believe depends on the size of the house you're building. Since I'm only building a 38 sq.. the cost is lower. I have my studio appointment on Monday and will find out more. Suffice to say that I know there are 2 towel rails and at least 12 radiators. I originally had a quote on the 48sq Vantage and that came to $21.6K, with 2 boilers.. but have since downsized the house.. I've had hydronic in the past and typically each radiator adds about $1K and the cost of an additional boiler is about $2K. Cheers, Rob Re: Metricon Vantage 46 - Studio M Upgrades 16Aug 23, 2020 11:13 am almiro Hi Scott, The cost for Hydronic heating I believe depends on the size of the house you're building. Since I'm only building a 38 sq.. the cost is lower. I have my studio appointment on Monday and will find out more. Suffice to say that I know there are 2 towel rails and at least 12 radiators. I originally had a quote on the 48sq Vantage and that came to $21.6K, with 2 boilers.. but have since downsized the house.. I've had hydronic in the past and typically each radiator adds about $1K and the cost of an additional boiler is about $2K. Cheers, Rob Hi Rob Thanks very much for the info Fyi my 29K quote is for : 2 * High Efficiency Boilers: 14 * Bosch (Buderus) Radiator Panels: 4 * Heated Towel Rails so , 2 more radiators + 2 more TR than yours , but the cost almost triple which does not make sense to me ........ Anyway , All the best with your appointment on Monday , looking forward to hear back from you Cheers Scott Re: Metricon Vantage 46 - Studio M Upgrades 17Aug 27, 2020 10:01 am Macher alexp79 Why would anyone expect project builder be any cheaper than custom builder (for the similar quality/size house)? They pay market rates to their trades, but also have to pay for their offices, demo houses, sales people etc. and yet have to make their margins from somewhere. They have some discounts on the materials, but they won't be substantial, for sure. And yet it looks like they are making 50% margins on their upgrades too. Well a project builder will not have to spend much on drafting and engineering as they are duplicating the same style house. They build so many more houses a year so they attract more trades as they can offer constant stream of work. Trades might expect higher rates from custom builders as these are one off. There is no building permit cost and surveyor and this is included in the price. However expect to have a big upgrade on site cost. I have been shopping around and the house I'm getting from my volume builder bases on size and finishes will cost $200k more with a customer builder. Yes I have traded in a custom home for a standard build and design but I think it's worth the 200k back.in my pocket. Your point on the trades sort of is half accurate. You realise what rates the volume builders pay for their trades and have you ever been on a site to see the level or quality of the trades they're using? Let's just say it's not very good. I think you will find with the onset of registration of trades coming in to the Victorian building industry the volume builders will be fighting this tooth and nail. Your best bet might be to go visit the display homes and walk around in them, and take photos. Get a feel for it in person instead of deciding from the floor plan. 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