The First Tender

On 28/04/2012, nice Saturday, Jenny and me went to Warrick Farm for the appiontment to see our first tender and plan.

Base Price: $273,650.00

Total Site Costs: $34,540.80.  Including:

1. Total Fixed Site Cost: $16,540.80
2. Provisional Site Cost: $18,000.00 ($14,000 for storm water protection, $4000 for traffic control)

Statutory and/or Council Requirments: $18,349.00

Customer Options, Variations & Promotions: $82,246.00.  Including:

1. The Gold Mansion Package: $5,990
2. High ceiling 2740mm for both floor: $7,279
3. 6500mm*9500mm 2 bedroom attached Granny Flat, 2740mm high ceiling, the Mansion Package, Fire rated party wall: $57,370
4. 1000mm extension to the Home Office to align with Granny Flat: $1,755
5. 3300mm*4400mm Alfresco: $7,387
6. Moroka finish to the front Balcony/Paraper walls of the house: $2,465

Total Price to Build (including GST): $408,785.80

 Ground Floor

 

House Front

 

 

There is a underground storm water drain easement at rear of our house. It is not allow to build any building above it. According to the Housing Code, our house front setback is calculated by Masterton homes as 7.5m. So we only can build the Granny Flat attach to the main house not individual. Also add cost of the concrete piering, sewer encasement to protect the storm water easement, which is lots of money $14,000. 

 

 







Contour Survey

 

We would think about the intial plan and replay late. We looked the Santorini display house again. Then noticed another light colour house called Villina. We were impressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Journey Starting

The journey started in April, 2012. Due to the increased family size, 2 lovely grown up boys, retired preparents, my wife and me made decision to build our dream house at Epping which a corner block about 815 square meters we purchased 2 years ago.

After visited almost all display homes arround Sydney, north to Chisholm, south to Shell Cove. Received messive brochures, were confused by various good house designs. We focus to Santorini of Masterton Homes; Newhaven of Metricon; Monte Carlo of Fowler Homes; Manhattan of Wisdom Homes.

Santorini with Executive Facade

 

  

Newhaven with Plantation Facade 

 

 



 Monte Carlo with Urban Facade

 

 

Manhattan with Urban Facade

 

 



Considering about budget, floor plans, our land size, personal favorite etc. Rember the choice must be agreed by both of us. We choiced the Santorini MK2 with Executive Facade of the Masterton Homes.

We went to Masterton Homes Warrick Farm, talk to the sales guy Dino, very nice person and we appreciated. Explained what we want and made some changes for the floor plan.

Floor Plan

 

1. Granny Flat with the main house
2. Increase ceiling high from standard 2440mm to 2740mm for ground and first floor
3. Alfresco to the side elevation of the Rumpus
4. The Gold Mansion Package, cost $5,990 but worth up to $50,000 Promotion

We would see our first tender after 2 weeks.