Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First time home builders 5Feb 24, 2013 2:03 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: First time home builders 11Feb 27, 2013 10:53 pm maximus Where are you building? Hi, and thanks for the info. What you said appeals to me so I'll definitely look into custom builders more. We're in Hurstville council (Sydney). There are a few houses being built in our suburb. As you said, some project homes, some not (do you live near me!?). Most houses in the area are double brick. Project homes don't really do double brick or charge you a complete fortune for it. Are custom builders reasonably priced compared to project homes? I suspect they are dearer but how much more, percentage wise? Re: First time home builders 12Feb 27, 2013 11:37 pm I am building out in the Hills District. With the builder I found, I will get a house about 8.5% larger for the equivalent outlay, when compared to a similar style house built by one of the big project home builders. This is for an equivalent specification in terms of fixtures / fittings / inclusions. You really just need to hunt around because custom builders can be hard to find. Since my builder is a smallish builder I think they would be unlikely to build in your area. I don't think double-brick is worth the extra money. My preference is to put the $$$ towards fitout. There is a good discussion on pros and cons of double-brick in this thread in whirlpool: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1463597 Build thread: here Land Nov 12, Contract 6/07/13, Consent 15/08/13, Start 20/09/13, Slab 25/09/13, Frame 4/10/13, Brick 21/10/13, Roof 2/11/13, Lock-up 17/12/13, Handover 3/3/14 Re: First time home builders 13Feb 28, 2013 4:19 am i also would put the extra towards the fitout etc i went with adenbrook homes who are building me a custom home they also located in sydney . Re: First time home builders 14Feb 28, 2013 1:05 pm Excuse my noobness here but what are the main differences between a custom home and a project home? The latter can make changes to the house plans but I suppose not on a large scale. Is that it? Thanks Max. I read that whirlpool article. In Hurstville all the new houses that are being built are double brick and from what I've seen, none are project homes. I suppose the Asians prefer them that way, like the Greeks and Italians. I prefer the interior walls of a double brick home, how solid they are, more durable for when kids throw things around. But is it worth an extra $50k-$100k, probably not that's why I was wondering what people thought. 1rocky - does that mean that they are considered as a project home company but will do a design for you from scratch? Re: First time home builders 15Feb 28, 2013 1:19 pm My plan is completely bespoke and to suit my block. In my case I just looked at plans for similar houses that this builder had built. Ultimately the plan is a hybrid of these other plans, ideas from a house I nearly bought and my own requirements (e.g. Storage space). I gave their sales manager and their designer a rough plan for what I wanted and a detailed design brief. Their designer then prepared a pre-plan which has been through several reviews and iterations. Time-consuming but worthwhile! Build thread: here Land Nov 12, Contract 6/07/13, Consent 15/08/13, Start 20/09/13, Slab 25/09/13, Frame 4/10/13, Brick 21/10/13, Roof 2/11/13, Lock-up 17/12/13, Handover 3/3/14 Re: First time home builders 17Feb 28, 2013 5:18 pm yes they do both. ours is a custom design and one of the biggest they have built in town here is their website http://www.adenbrookhomes.com.au/ So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 28709 Can anyone give me any onfo on New Homes WA? Good or bad, hopefully good just need to know if my choice was good or not? Thanks ❤️ 0 9014 Hi All, we are starting to think of building with Masterpiece Builders in Victoria, has anyone had any feedback or experience with them 0 13743 |