Hey everyone,
We're beginning our new home build journey (KDRB South East) - Looking to commence build towards end of 2023.
We've looked at a lot of display homes in the various display villages and although we really likes one of the plans/builders, they unfortunately only do green fields and won't touch knockdown rebuilds.
Now we're looking at semi-custom builders such as Carter Grange, Hallbury and Singh Homes.
Would be interested in the community's thoughts/feedback regarding these builders, or if there are other builders in this range to check out.
Cheers!
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Browse Forums Building A New House  24 Feb 2021 127 Senior Member Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 2Jun 27, 2022 9:47 am  MrBlackHey everyone, We're beginning our new home build journey (KDRB South East) - Looking to commence build towards end of 2023. We've looked at a lot of display homes in the various display villages and although we really likes one of the plans/builders, they unfortunately only do green fields and won't touch knockdown rebuilds. Now we're looking at semi-custom builders such as Carter Grange, Hallbury and Singh Homes. Would be interested in the community's thoughts/feedback regarding these builders, or if there are other builders in this range to check out. Cheers! Hi, We're KDRB in SE Melbourne also, and looked at both CG and Hallbury. We also looked at Thomas Archer. We ended up going with Semore Homes - and so far we are happy with the decision. I think it will depend on what aspects are important to you. For example, Semore is more cost-effective than the others on the list we had, but significantly slower at moving through the process. We're OK with that, but it would not suite someone with a stricter timeline. Happy to discuss more - you can PM if you like. S 27 Jun 2022 4 New Poster Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 5Jun 27, 2022 10:42 am NonameBoutique do KDRB. While not custom, they have done a lot of custom type work on our design. We've moved walls, had framing changed to accommodate custom size windows. Nothing was too difficult for them to do. I hear good things about Thomas Archer from people i know who've built with them too. Love Hallbury designs. Oh yes, Boutique was one on our list - They had one design that we really liked. We might revisit them for an additional comparison. 18 Jan 2021 1,266 NSW Gold Member Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 6Jun 27, 2022 11:44 am MrBlack NonameBoutique do KDRB. While not custom, they have done a lot of custom type work on our design. We've moved walls, had framing changed to accommodate custom size windows. Nothing was too difficult for them to do. I hear good things about Thomas Archer from people i know who've built with them too. Love Hallbury designs. Oh yes, Boutique was one on our list - They had one design that we really liked. We might revisit them for an additional comparison. They have a dedicated KDRB dept and have been doing quite a few of them. Their pricing is a little higher than most volume builders, but their value prop has always been accurate upfront pricing. So far I've not heard of any clients being stung with price variations or increases as a result of any of the drama ongoing in the industry. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. 27 Jun 2022 18 Junior Member Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 7Jun 28, 2022 12:01 pm MrBlackHey everyone, We're beginning our new home build journey (KDRB South East) - Looking to commence build towards end of 2023. We've looked at a lot of display homes in the various display villages and although we really likes one of the plans/builders, they unfortunately only do green fields and won't touch knockdown rebuilds. Now we're looking at semi-custom builders such as Carter Grange, Hallbury and Singh Homes. Would be interested in the community's thoughts/feedback regarding these builders, or if there are other builders in this range to check out. Cheers! Hi MrBlack, We are also in the same process (KDRB) and have so far talked to Glenvill, Mazzei and InForm. Have you looked at them and what were your thoughts? Keen to know what you found of other builders ie Hallbury, TA. Could I PM you? Building is such a headache at the moment. From what I gathered through conversations with those builders prices are increasing every month and most could only provide a figure +/- 10% 27 Jun 2022 4 New Poster Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 8Jun 28, 2022 12:59 pm Ostrich36 MrBlackCould I PM you? Yep, more than happy to PM. It's great to have someone to bounce ideas and thoughts with. I have looked at Glenvill but they are slightly over our budget. So far Carter Grange seems to have the most amount of predesigned plans and flexibility. They aren't a volume builder (they quoted that they do about 130 homes a year) Their pricing is pretty good. I put an enquiry in with Semore (as per reference from @SJT76) and just waiting on their reply. 17 Feb 2022 4 New Poster Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 9Jun 29, 2022 8:03 pm SJT76 MrBlackHey everyone, We're beginning our new home build journey (KDRB South East) - Looking to commence build towards end of 2023. We've looked at a lot of display homes in the various display villages and although we really likes one of the plans/builders, they unfortunately only do green fields and won't touch knockdown rebuilds. Now we're looking at semi-custom builders such as Carter Grange, Hallbury and Singh Homes. Would be interested in the community's thoughts/feedback regarding these builders, or if there are other builders in this range to check out. Cheers! Hi, We're KDRB in SE Melbourne also, and looked at both CG and Hallbury. We also looked at Thomas Archer. We ended up going with Semore Homes - and so far we are happy with the decision. I think it will depend on what aspects are important to you. For example, Semore is more cost-effective than the others on the list we had, but significantly slower at moving through the process. We're OK with that, but it would not suite someone with a stricter timeline. Happy to discuss more - you can PM if you like. S We've also landed with moving forward with Semore Homes and are in the early design process. After a few design sessions are also happy with the process and results to date. 29 Jan 2023 2 New Poster Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 10Jan 29, 2023 4:34 am Ostrich36 MrBlackHey everyone, We're beginning our new home build journey (KDRB South East) - Looking to commence build towards end of 2023. We've looked at a lot of display homes in the various display villages and although we really likes one of the plans/builders, they unfortunately only do green fields and won't touch knockdown rebuilds. Now we're looking at semi-custom builders such as Carter Grange, Hallbury and Singh Homes. Would be interested in the community's thoughts/feedback regarding these builders, or if there are other builders in this range to check out. Cheers! Hi MrBlack, We are also in the same process (KDRB) and have so far talked to Glenvill, Mazzei and InForm. Have you looked at them and what were your thoughts? Keen to know what you found of other builders ie Hallbury, TA. Could I PM you? Building is such a headache at the moment. From what I gathered through conversations with those builders prices are increasing every month and most could only provide a figure +/- 10% If you are looking at Mazzei and InForm, prepare 2mil for your budget. “We normally won’t build below 2mil” quoted from one of their sales. Lol Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 11Feb 07, 2023 11:08 am MrBlack how did you go in the end? Have you picked a builder? ostrich36 and what about yourself? We are currently considering Thomas Archer & Glenvill Homes so quite keen to hear any thoughts / interactions on them specifically. There are a lot of TA threads in this forum but not many on Glenvill (seems strange?). Especially considering Glenvill has been around for longer, and looks to have won heaps of awards as well. So I'm trying to get a feel of why. Price wise they seem broadly the same (maybe Glenvill is slightly higher). Custom process seems more 'fluid' and 'unlimited' with Glenvill though. 22 Jun 2020 157 Bronze Member Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 12Feb 08, 2023 6:42 am  firsthymeThere are a lot of TA threads in this forum but not many on Glenvill (seems strange?). Especially considering Glenvill has been around for longer, and looks to have won heaps of awards as well. So I'm trying to get a feel of why. The reason why you don't have many Glenvill threads is because their collections range has only been on the market for 12-24 months, whilst TA's expression series which most of the TA threads are about (albeit heavily modified) has been a product offering for much longer. Whilst Glenvill has been in the industry a lot longer, their builds historically have been full custom and at a different price point. There are limited threads on TA's full custom offering and likewise not many (can't think of any) threads of Glenvill's. Re: Semi-custom Melbourne Builder 13Feb 08, 2023 10:49 pm sifntdaz firsthymeThere are a lot of TA threads in this forum but not many on Glenvill (seems strange?). Especially considering Glenvill has been around for longer, and looks to have won heaps of awards as well. So I'm trying to get a feel of why. The reason why you don't have many Glenvill threads is because their collections range has only been on the market for 12-24 months, whilst TA's expression series which most of the TA threads are about (albeit heavily modified) has been a product offering for much longer. Whilst Glenvill has been in the industry a lot longer, their builds historically have been full custom and at a different price point. There are limited threads on TA's full custom offering and likewise not many (can't think of any) threads of Glenvill's. Ahh okay good to know!! Didn't know it was a new range. I'm interested but have semi anxiety not having any of these threads & posts from knowledge people like yourself sifntdaz! (I actually have a spreadsheet, and many rows are from your info haha Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 50049  Hello Team, I'm a new builder and I would like to apologise upfront if this question has already been asked and answered. We are 3 friends and each of us are looking to… 0 13884 It is in lake macquarie area and dimensions are width 14 m and depth 8 m and the slope is 1/5 going down from the road. 1 16312 |
