Browse Forums Building A New House Re: 11Jun 23, 2009 2:11 pm Rachelle, Did you have much trouble getting your deposit back from Westminster Homes?? (i.e. was it the initial deposit or had you accepted the tender?) quote="Rachelle"]Hi, I'm on the Northern Beaches too. We were originally looking at Westminster Homes as they do not charge for this area like most other builders do. They have very cheap homes, as long as you don't want any extras. We paid our deposit but then as we started to add the things we wanted, including some extra floor space, we realised that whilst their base price was low, they charge more than most for everything else. I still think that if you want to take one of their plans as is, and don't add any extras then they are a great deal. Especially if you can get their platinum package which includes about $40k worth of extras for $5k. Their site costs are also higher than others, but I think you could still get a good house, for a good price with them. We ended up going with Provincial Homes, we fell in love with the house and it had many things included that we had to add with Westminster. The base price is $50k more, but we were adding more than that with Westminster to get the house we wanted. I didn't find any other builders who don't charge $5k - $10k for "out of area surcharge".[/quote] Re: Who builds inexpensive 2 storeys? 12Jun 23, 2009 4:24 pm HI Homemaker We are on the northern beaches and had a strict budget. Because of the small size of our land we have to have a 2 storey. Initially it was between Wincrest, Cl$r$nd&n and Jandson. For us it ended up being between Wincrest and Jandson. Unfortunately the only reason we didn't go with Jandson is that the Wincrest house fitted alot better on our weirdly shaped block of land. Wincrest are building our house now (just at the frame stage) and have been great....... yes there was a bit of a hiccup with Administrators coming in however everything seems OK so far. Jandson built a house for a friend of mine and they are really happy with the quality and service they received. BOth have a small (compared to others) area fee that even with it included still came in way under other builders. PM me if you need any other information. Re: Who builds inexpensive 2 storeys? 14Jul 25, 2009 11:34 am M3tricon's "Dual Occ" solutions will give you a double story under 300K easily. Trying this building gig one more time. Re: 15Jul 25, 2009 1:20 pm haywgl My brother and his fiance would be interested in this too. Thy have budgeted about $300k for their home. They would like a double story too. The $300k would have to include everything - site costs, flooring, window coverings, driveway and a few minor upgrades. They actually purchased a block at Brimbank Gardens yesterday it is 16m x 34m, so now they need the house! We built our double story 36sq (38 inc balcony and porch) for 300k including driveway, ref aircon, flooring, site costs, upgrades of things like bench tops, tiles, external power points, a few windows and also complying with estate guidelines (rendering etc). That didn't include window coverings. So far we have been very happy with them and we have our final inspection next week. They build out in the northern suburbs and western suburbs of Melbourne. Hi, We are looking for a builder that can build a small home (smaller length) on a sloping site. We came across Mojo's Zephyr design 10.6 m wide and 11.5 m length. Does… 0 23039 |