a must for all first time home buyers

stmario · Jan 19, 2011 5:27 pm

Hi

I must recommend a home designer we used for our first home. After some investigation,
we’ve decided not to use a building firm and rather use a designer and then to get a
builder to build our house. The slab is going down next week.

Anyone interested, please let me know.

Cheers

caz_770 · Dec 23, 2011 6:56 pm

Hi stmario,

Thanks for the offer. While I don't need the recommendation (as I've chosen a builder already) I'd be interested to know if designing your own home comes at a greater cost than going the a project home company like I'm doing. So I know for the next build!! Haha!

Also interested to know if this means you might need to get more involved in the building process yourself? When you say you're getting a "builder" to builder your house, I'm not really sure what that means!!! (Can you tell I'm new to this?!)

Good luck with the build and Merry Christmas

Carol.

kiwi · Dec 23, 2011 8:09 pm

we did the same.
got a designer to tweak my plan and make it better and then took it to a local builder (one man guy with help from 2 teams he uses when needed) and he built it and I had HEAPS of input. Came and went as I pleased, gave us keys as soon as the doors were in etc, it was a great experience.

good luck, you will love it
sorry carol, cant answer you, as in nz and it will be different
someone will be able to though