Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 12, 2011 2:38 pm Long time/first time, we're doing a knockdown-rebuild with H#nley, Talise Q2. Thread is somewhere started by the other half, Chatz. So, we're at the point of finalising all our finance stuff and the bank has changed the rules since we were first approved. We now need to include quotes for the extras we plan to do - driveway, landscaping, fencing......all things we were going to deal with WHEN the house is built. Currently we have an empty block. Can anyone advise us how best to go about this? It seems too hard right now to "visualise" what we will do. We're in Mt Waverley if that helps. Thanks! MrsC Re: Quotes for driveway, landscaping etc before house is bui 2Apr 12, 2011 2:43 pm Good luck, we have tried to get a few quotes our house is nearly at lock up stage. No-one wants to know you until the house is nearly finished. We managed to get a quote for blinds, drapes, concreting only because my Son's friend is doing it. Pergolas, no-one replies, landscaping they have said can't really quote it yet. Maybe some of the tradies on here will be able to help you. Re: Quotes for driveway, landscaping etc before house is bui 3Apr 12, 2011 7:24 pm We had no problems getting quotes. I emailed companies and explained that I neded a quote for finance. I gave them a rough idea of how much I needed (100m concrete etc) and they were happy to give quotes. I did my blind quote at blinds online. We over estimated the quotes so we had more money at the end. Re: Quotes for driveway, landscaping etc before house is bui 4Apr 12, 2011 8:26 pm Thanks for that, you both give me hope. Tamara, did you have to actually use the quotes you had for the various items? I know thats a dumb question. I have emailed for fence quotes. Re: Quotes for driveway, landscaping etc before house is bui 5Apr 12, 2011 9:11 pm MrsChatz Thanks for that, you both give me hope. Tamara, did you have to actually use the quotes you had for the various items? I know thats a dumb question. I have emailed for fence quotes. You don't have to use the quotes, just get them if you need them for the extra money to be approved. You will probably use one of the quotes in the end anyway. If you need alot more extra money, pick the companies that you know will be pricey. Re: Quotes for driveway, landscaping etc before house is bui 6Apr 12, 2011 9:31 pm MrsChatz Thanks for that, you both give me hope. Tamara, did you have to actually use the quotes you had for the various items? I know thats a dumb question. I have emailed for fence quotes. No, we aren't going to use the quotes. Some stuff hubby is doing himself and other stuff mates are doing for cash. After the house is built, we just get the remainder of the money put into our account. What we overestimated, we will use for landscaping etc. Get quotes for more than you intend to spend then shop around for cheaper prices when you actually need them. 1 2989 Building a fence now will help limit people dumping rubbish and soil on your property. Many houses in suburbia on small lots have fences up before a build. I moved into a… 1 4396 I thought this would be a popular question but I haven't been able to find any similar posts. Perhaps I'm wording my searches wrong? When you have car insurance and the… 0 6616 |