Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is everyone here building new?! 4Apr 11, 2010 7:21 pm Renovation Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38489 Re: Is everyone here building new?! 7Apr 11, 2010 8:24 pm MagicJ I finally have my own reno thread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28335 The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue! Re: Is everyone here building new?! 9Apr 11, 2010 8:47 pm Renovation Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38489 Re: Is everyone here building new?! 11Apr 11, 2010 9:29 pm Renovation Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38489 Re: Is everyone here building new?! 16Apr 12, 2010 9:20 am Yes it does seem like a large percentage of people here are building from new. It's good to see how everything comes together in a new place, as I have ascertained, renovation is a totally different game. My wife and I are renovating a post war Queensland home. I can also feel your pain Biff, after initial "guesses", the refined "guesstimate" came in a lot higher! If we had followed the path the architects wanted us to in regards to finishes then we would be paying through the roof. Unfortunately we have a budget that we need to stick to, and some of the nice finishes that they recommended are just not possible. Re: Is everyone here building new?! 17Apr 12, 2010 12:00 pm We also also renovating/ restoring. A 100 year old terrace inner city. Well as soon as we get the permits. Have been waiting since Jan ,due to neighbour objection, to go to Vcat next month. Fingers crossed Kyton - Do you have any pics of the your parents home? Would love to see some. Re: Is everyone here building new?! 18Apr 12, 2010 8:47 pm I think a place on the site is long overdue. I'm probably going to be buying existing once I off-load my current house and a section just on renovating would be very usefull. Lets face it, the majority of houses in this country are over 25 years old and existing housing is generally the only option in prefered locations so I'd say renovating will remain a huge part of the housing market. Re: Is everyone here building new?! 19Apr 12, 2010 10:08 pm Hear hear! After sniffing around the site for a week, I just assumed that whoever runs the site is affiliated with new-builds for some reason. It does seem a strange omission given how many people renovate... Re: Is everyone here building new?! 20Apr 12, 2010 11:30 pm Absolutely agree. We need a renovators forum. For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 9094 Is it just a report written to give to the bank initially and it is based on what and how your payments are made up for, or is it a full service where they go out and… 2 5599 Hi Suku18 In NSW the statutory required insurances are: 1. HBCF ( Home Building Compensation Fund) - This is if the builder dies or goes broke. But this only covers 20%… 1 2712 |