Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Split level 3Mar 23, 2009 9:45 pm John, Tarin and the Kids Built and moving in to the Regent Grande with Masterton homes http://thebrownsaremovingtothecountry.blogspot.com Re: Split level 5Mar 24, 2009 8:29 am C&G -------------------------------- A new building chapter begins.. Re: Split level 7Mar 24, 2009 9:20 am Thanks for that, We did initially look at Cosmo Homes..... I just cant remember why we didnt get a tender from them. Would you mind updating me on how you go with them? I tried to get in touch with Rawson and phoned the sales person that Head Office directed me to.... When I called he was picking his kids up from school and asked me to send him an email with my details, as he couldnt write anything down. Fine, so I did and about two weeks later he emailled me back saying he had passed on my email to another sales person that I should here from asap..... That was probably 2 months ago. First impressions! Re: Split level 9Mar 24, 2009 11:00 am Hi ITnsw, I building in the same area as you, and have a block with a slope of about 2-3m front to back. I've seen the same show home from Montgomery, but yes, its pricey at about $300k. However the devil is in the details, and they *may* have more standard inclusions than the ones I've listed below. Bear in mind that split level homes, as a rule, are more expensive than double storey. The good news is there are plenty of alternatives, and many designs just as good, if not better - than Montgomery - for less money. Try these out: 1. Tullipanhomes ***weblink removed by site admin*** - Split Level Specialists based on the Central Coast but service Metro Sydney 2. McDonald Jones have some really nice rear split level designs 3. Masterton have 1 rear split design 4. Huxley have a rear split as well Now, depending on the fall of your land *over the building area*, many single/double storey homes can be "split" to compensate for the fall. Generally though, you are far better off going with a proper split design, so you take any advantage of views that sloping blocks tend to have. Cheer, Bob. Re: Split level 10Mar 24, 2009 11:23 am Hi.. I am also building in the upper north shore.. wahroonga or normanhurst. Almost final stages of deciding. we should compare notes if you like and help each other. Tullipan is a bit expensive than the project home builders... Try Hotondo We also tried with Allworth only for them to say that they can't build on the land. send me a private message if you like to discuss some more. Re: Split level 11Mar 24, 2009 12:31 pm esm Hi.. I am also building in the upper north shore.. wahroonga or normanhurst. Almost final stages of deciding. we should compare notes if you like and help each other. Tullipan is a bit expensive than the project home builders... Try Hotondo Hi Esm, Are you building on a sloping block? Would be interested in who you have shortlisted. Its hard finding a suitable design at an equally suitable price Most of the rear splits I have looked at seem to start at around $250k. Re: Split level 12Mar 24, 2009 12:43 pm bob.saccamanno Most of the rear splits I have looked at seem to start at around $250k. I think you pay more in the house itself then what you would in site costs as there would be little to no cut & fill....well that's my theory. We looked at split level as we have a metre fall left to right but our block is too narrow. Re: Split level 13Mar 24, 2009 12:52 pm bobbuilder Our home is split level, although there's only about 0.5m between the levels. You said 2-3m fall on the block, any idea how much would the levels need to be split by in the house? You could talk to Wisdom and see if they can help like they did with ours. Thanks for your help, we did look at Wisdome very early on, but again I cant remember why they were scrapped?? I'll have a look into their designs. I dont know how much the levels would need to be split by. Thank you Re: Split level 14Mar 24, 2009 12:55 pm bob.saccamanno Hi ITnsw, I building in the same area as you, and have a block with a slope of about 2-3m front to back. I've seen the same show home from Montgomery, but yes, its pricey at about $300k. However the devil is in the details, and they *may* have more standard inclusions than the ones I've listed below. Bear in mind that split level homes, as a rule, are more expensive than double storey. The good news is there are plenty of alternatives, and many designs just as good, if not better - than Montgomery - for less money. Try these out: 1. Tullipanhomes ***weblink removed by site admin*** - Split Level Specialists based on the Central Coast but service Metro Sydney 2. McDonald Jones have some really nice rear split level designs 3. Masterton have 1 rear split design 4. Huxley have a rear split as well Now, depending on the fall of your land *over the building area*, many single/double storey homes can be "split" to compensate for the fall. Generally though, you are far better off going with a proper split design, so you take any advantage of views that sloping blocks tend to have. Cheer, Bob. Thanks so much for your advice. I had looked at Tullipan... but they were WAY ove our budget! , I'm now looking into McDonald Jones to see which designs are split! All this shopping around is hard work..... but I know that this is surely the easiest part, it's just so hard to compare, even harder when we havent found anyone yet willing to build for us!!! Thanks again, great advice! Re: Split level 15Mar 24, 2009 1:37 pm HI We recently got a tender back from EB homes on our 2.2 m fall over block and they basicly split the house 5 steps from garage to entry $10000 5 steps inside $13000 a alot of retaining walls my us $5000 for soil removal and this ontop of site cost of $20000 all this for single level home but i Know wisdom will do the same just diffrent costings Just go and talk to them although no one told us that it would need that many steps Wish you luck Re: Split level 16Mar 24, 2009 3:27 pm Hi Bob, Here is my list of builders ok to build on slope in hornsby shire 1. Tullipan - minimum is 250K 2. Hotondo - Surveyed for free (the are based in Berowra I think) and have a plan 180+SQM around the 200K mark. I think it is the Claremont 3. Allworth - does not build on sloping ground 4. Clarendon - willing to do a split level but too slow to give a quote.. never got back to us on the final quote. 5. AV Jennings - willing to do the survey and give an evaluation. 6. Westminster - able to work on a slightly sloping land 7. Wisdom - willing to do a slope but I don't have the final numbers... 8. EB was willing but did not have a house that can fit the block of land 9. Coral - doesn't like battle axe lands... a nightmare for them. 10. Check getting an architect + builder but estimate is about 30-40% higher than a project builder's cost. anyone here got the land in Northcote or Bridge Road in hornsby? which lands are you guys buildiing at? Re: Split level 17Mar 24, 2009 4:17 pm esm 9. Coral - doesn't like battle axe lands... a nightmare for them. Aha, you have a battleaxe? So you're pretty much stuck with a single level then I suppose (with Hornsby Council)... Re: Split level 19Mar 25, 2009 8:27 am esm i thought the new DCP will allow having a 2-storey house... but for us, we are happy to have a single storey house anyway... what about you.. are you just considering a 2-storey house? Not sure about the new DCP rules, and how they restrict multi storey dwellings. I'm looking at a tri-level - 2 storeys at the rear and one at the front, with the front level being roughly between the rear 2. Re: Split level 20Mar 30, 2009 3:56 pm Finally won an auction and now looking for builders in the upper north shore area. Still with a slope. Looking at several builders: Masterton - free site inspection, very nice people to talk to EB - has 2 homes that will fit the block WH - providence 24 mk2 requires a step down.. and estimating like 30K min addl to their package cost which we think is too much. will be calling allcastle and montgomery homes today as they can provide free inspection too how's the builder search for the others? Move your linen into laundry and access laundry from your present linen space 1 8311 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17948 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6820 |