Hi everyone,
My wife and I hoping to build the Aquarius 23 (cosmo homes), but we have just received our tender and we're already over our budget of $235,000.
The total cost according to tender is $250,000 which includes the following:
Base $180,000
Site Costs $25,000
Council & Statutory $10,000
BASIX $11,000
Designer Facade $18,000 (see link for designer facade:
Variations $6,000
To me the only thing we can really move on is the facade cost, but that would question whether we go with cosmo at all given that this was one of the main reasons we chose this home.
So next port of call is to see if we can get a discount on the facade ?
How do you think this would sit with a builder ? Has anyone ever asked for a discount ? Are builders receptive to this sort of thing ? or does there price stand without any negotiation.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.