Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 3Feb 07, 2010 10:35 pm PD Hayman 34 H1 Thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29460&start=0 Blog http://miazfolly.blogspot.com Tiles 25/3/09 Colors 6/4/09 Tender 7/5/09 Contract 28/5/09 Land 16/11/09 Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 6Feb 08, 2010 12:36 am Our 8' doors all have 3 hinges. I think 7' doors usually have 2. If that's correct, it's an extra labour and material cost contributing to the extra. Either way, I reckon it's a cheap upgrade and well worth it. Cheers zeke Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 7Feb 08, 2010 6:36 am We have the taller doors and I love the look - I've just discovered one teensy problem though - over-door storage hooks don't work, because I'm too short to use them. Can't help with price - ours were part of a promo and we got the whole house for only $173. Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 8Feb 08, 2010 11:49 am I guess its also because they have you over a barrel. Its also the door frame that needs work and it will cost you alot more to get this done after handover. Does seem excessive but - as I am learning - Welcome to building your dream home, where everything costs more than it should Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 9Feb 08, 2010 12:14 pm We were told around the $110 mark per door when we were looking at them. It was one of the reasons why only upgraded to 8.5' ceilings rather than 9', by the time the extra cost between and the additional cost to increase all the door heights it became prohibitvely expensive for our budget. Also consider if you have any non-standard doors cavity sliding, or glass inset etc they increase in price even more. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 10Feb 08, 2010 12:55 pm I'm just getting normal door height with 2.7 ceilings. My parents have it in theirs and looks fine. We're also not getting brick infill over all the outside windows, just couldn't afford it. I think it will still look good. If you raise the door height wouldn't you have to raise the windows too? To disguise the window heights you just hang your curtain rods etc higher up the wall, can look really effective. Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 11Feb 08, 2010 1:10 pm Thanks everyone. I did leave the extra hinge (which I should check with the builder) and frame when considering the difference. But I learnt from another post that big M only charges $65 per door. It seems I should bargain with the sales person to get a good price. In fact, I have a few non-standard variations as well. But the sales person didn't want to give me the quotation until I come to the tender. How can I bargain the price with her? Or I need to deal with the admin later on (I haven't decided to go with Henley, so I don't have admin at this point)? Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 13Feb 09, 2010 11:08 am We paid $521 to increase from 2040x820mm to 2040x920mm Rather expensive. We were told the height would increase to 2107mm also but that was bollocks and we now have to pay that amount purely for the extra 10mm width. Look at the pillar doors they are huge and fab! Re: Anyone knows how much to upgrade door height to 2340mm? 14Feb 09, 2010 5:30 pm kateypink We paid $521 to increase from 2040x820mm to 2040x920mm Rather expensive. We were told the height would increase to 2107mm also but that was bollocks and we now have to pay that amount purely for the extra 10mm width. Look at the pillar doors they are huge and fab! Are you going to increase width of internal doors? What's the point doing that? If $521 is per door price, I should say it's not worth.... i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16026 920 was enough to get the furniture in. We live in a pretty safe area and it’s great to see people walking to the front door. We’re not too fussed about people… 4 1583 ok thanks - yes was wondering if that should have been listed as Option Three! 2 7757 |