Finding the perfect narrow block house designs in Perth can be a challenge. When we first met Adam and Amanda they described a level of frustration looking at narrow block house designs in several display villages across Perth. The good news is, we helped them create their own perfect home design that meets their current, [...]
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If you’ve read much of our website and blog you’ll know that we emphasize the benefits for all home owners having their own custom house designs and this Hillary’s house design is a great example of what can be achieved and is also a tribute to Architect Richard Neutra. Firstly the block; Overlooking parkland’s to the rear [...]
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Let’s face it – one of the biggest worries when you’re building a home is getting your finances in order. Westpac Premium Financial Services can offer you a personalised banking service with a dedicated relationship manager to tailor specific financial services to your needs. This service is offered at no additional cost, to enhance and [...]
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Having your Perth garden designed by a qualified professional will ensure that the surroundings complement the style of your new home. Columbine’s goal is to provide a great landscape design for your outdoor space to suit your individual way of life and how you intend to use the areas. With over 10 years experience and 5 years managing her [...]
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One of the advantages of building a new home is that you can add in some innovative technology to suit your unique lifestyle and individual or family needs right at the start. Intelligent Home provides an end to end solution for home automation products, specialising in Smart Wiring, Security and CCTV, Controlled Lighting, Intercom, Home [...]
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The floor coverings in your new home should enhance and beautify the rooms, and help create the desired ambience. You can count on Trevors Carpets for the best knowledge, the most extensive range and the right advice. Proudly West Australian owned and operated, Trevors Carpets is the state’s largest supplier of floor coverings, with more than 30 years [...]
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Escalating energy bills for WA consumers has prompted a resurgence in solar hot water systems, firstly because they will save you money on water heating costs, but also because they do the right thing by the planet. Edwards is positioned as the premium solar hot water brand, offering not only peace of mind, but a product that requires less [...]
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Consider the benefits of solar power - you could be moving into your new home secure in the knowledge that you’ve made the right decision to manage your electricity bills forever and that you’re doing your bit for the environment. Go solar with Solar Shop Australia. The right time to plan for your solar [...]
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Are you buying, selling or renting property in order to build your new home? Then you’ll need a trusted and experienced real estate partner. If you know South Perth, then the name Bourkes is a familiar sight. With a prominent office on the corner of South Terrace and Canning Highway, they’ve been involved in residential sales and property [...]
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Floor tiles can add great impact to your new home, but you’ll want to make sure you get a professional finish. Graphic Tiling WA has been in operation for the past 20 years and in this time has established itself as one of the leading tiling contractors in Australia. They employ a large team of [...]
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“A good paint job is worth a thousand words”. You shouldn’t have to settle for anything less than the best painting and decorating team to complete the finishing touches to your new home. The friendly and reliable team at Remarkable Painting are all highly experienced, fully qualified tradesmen with an excellent eye for detail. Remarkable Painting specialises in interior and [...]
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Heating and cooling your new home is an important consideration, especially in WA’s climate with its cool winters and hot summers. When dealing with Ford & Doonan, you can be confident that you will receive an air conditioning system that is of the highest quality in its design, equipment, materials and installation. Ford & Doonan [...]
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Buying and selling property can be a pretty stressful experience if you’re not dealing with an agent who is dedicated to service and client care. Ray White Uxcel pride themselves on looking after their clients and are ready to assist you with your property sale or purchase in Perth - North of the River. [...]
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Ducted vacuum systems can make cleaning the floors in your new home so much easier. Valet specialises in ducted vacuum systems, as well as top of the range intercom and security systems that can offer you piece of mind for your new home. Valet Osborne Park is an authorised Valet Dealership and Service Centre and a pioneer in [...]
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The appliances and white goods that you choose for your new home should be carefully selected to fit with the interior design and space available. Kitchen Headquarters (Kitchen HQ) has been introduced to the Western Australian market, to provide an elite and unique contemporary retail showroom specialising in premium kitchen and home appliances, with a particular and exclusive focus on [...]
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I was asked to write something a little more comprehensive on buying a block of land than my other recent post. The first step when thinking about building a new home is choosing the right block of land. Unfortunately it’s not as simple as looking in the paper and picking a block out. There are [...]
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We are under way again with the building process. We owe many thanks to Trevor (our new plumber) who took up our fight with the developers over their sewerage work and saved us probably close to $20000 if we had to pay for this. We are already seeing the dividends in using a smaller building [...]
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We utilised the services of Your Building Broker to design our house for our block which had many challenges and aspects to consider. Our block overlooks the wetlands of Blackadder creek over to the Swan River in Viveash (Near Guildford). Some of the desing considerations included: Odd shaped Block Drainage Easements Right of Way Easements [...]
Read More →How do you know you’re buying the right block of land? Where should you start? This article contains a few tips and tricks when looking for a block to build on and will serve as a guide to help you get the right block of land that will be most suitable for your family and lifestyle.
Read More →Last year I met some great clients (Graham & Monique who were building in Watermans) who had a ‘solar design’ completed for them which cost $25,000 and would cost a further $25,000 for the Architect to manage the job on site. The budget was $500,000 however the lowest quote received by any builders was $980,000 with some quotes over $1.2M. What was more embarrassing was that the ‘solar design’ didn’t even rate to 5 stars which was the minimum requirement…
Read More →It’s all too common to find homes in Perth that really should not have been built as they are as they suffer from poor home design. This phenomonen appears because the sales consultant advising the owners had very little regard for the orientation of the block and the surrounding area. It’s far too often we see a [...]
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Over the years i’ve seen many articles and had a lot of discussions regarding which is the better investment.
Read More →I think it’s safe to say that the residential building industry has grown up over the last 20 years and one major factor that has changed is the level of experience of interior designers and the frequency of their use. I remember when i first started in the industry and there was a limit in the [...]
Read More →It’s a well understood mechanic in most marketplaces – Competition between sellers reduces prices. That’s why there is constant scrutiny over large businesses as our government continues to review the market place of banks, grocery outlets and petrol stations so that we can avoid a monopoly or duopoly and continue to create competition to present [...]
Read More →Recently the Builders Registration Board released their March newsletter reminding home builders across Western Australia of their obligations under the Home Building Contracts Act 1991 to allow owners and independent building inspectors reasonable access to inspect home building work. It should really go without saying but recently I was reading a popular home building forum [...]
Read More →Most people walk through display homes hoping to find the right home design to suit their tastes. It’s a pretty good effort if they can find something suitable after visiting three or four display villages. But what about those that can’t find the right design. What are their choices and why don’t display home builders [...]
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There is a distinct advantage to using a Building Broker in Perth that isn’t always realised immediately by Home Buyers looking to get the best possible home design for their block and the most competitive building prices for their new home. Your Building Broker is taking full advantage of the current building climate to provide [...]
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Being greensmart and using passive solar home design is catching on with the public and one of the most common areas where this question is raised is with new home construction. It seems everyone is keen to do their part to minimise their carbon footprint on the planet and would like to know the best [...]
Read More →Over the last few weekends I’ve spent some time walking through display homes in Perth from single storey builders to two storey builders and some custom home builders. I like to chat to the sales consultants when the opportunity comes up. It gives me plenty of information about their view on the industry and when [...]
Read More →Building Brokers are coming of age in Australia and more people are considering using a Building Broker to help them realise their dream of building their new home. In previous years the kind of services provided by Your Building Broker was reserved for affluent buyers who could engage the services of an Architect. However, due [...]
Read More →Utilising a Building Broker in Perth doesn’t mean you are compromising on service or the level of finish throughout your new home. Actually you should be thinking the opposite. Reason 1: Home Builders are fighting for your patronage; Through our unique builder selection and tendering system we create competition in the market place which drives down [...]
Read More →Sitting with land owners during a design brief is a wonderful experience. It’s a time when their imagination, hopes and dreams are coming to the fore. You can learn about their values, family and lifestyles more in a one hour meeting than if you knew them for a year. During this meeting it is inevitable [...]
Read More →Working through the paper work presented in Display Homes by the local Home builders often creates confusion over what is and isn’t included in the display home building price. This is a tactic employed by builders to make it much more difficult for the average home buyer to compare one home with another. As a [...]
Read More →Design efficiency is often overlooked and not discussed very often by buyers and builders alike. Over years of home design and building I have had to review countless house designs in order to economise the building to achieve a target budget. There are a few simple rules when going through this review which I have [...]
Read More →Everyone would like to save a little money when building a new house. After all, there are added expenses when building, such as repayments on the land and during the construction phase which often adds pressure on both the buyer and builder to have the house completed as fast as possible. These simple tips will [...]
Read More →The best way to ensure your custom home design comes on budget is to set out with a completed finished building cost. So if you’re thinking of spending a total of $550,000 on your new home to be fully complete, Your Building Brokers consultants and designers work backwards from that point to arrive at the [...]
Read More →Your Building Broker doesn’t specialise in first home buyers homes but we thought we’d share some advice for all those seeking to building their first home as it is a significant step in any person’s life. There aren’t many greater decisions someone will need to make in their lifetime. Perhaps only who to marry and whether [...]
Read More →Qualifying a home builder is no easy task. There are so many variables that come into play which make it very difficult. For example, you may have heard bad stories from a friend about a builder they used, but you may also know that your friend is extremely pedantic and totally unreasonable with very small [...]
Read More →Passive Solar is a term that is used when describing the use of the suns energy naturally, or unaided by electronic, mechanical or technical means. In home building design and construction it specifically relates to the building design and how the house will make use of the free energy the sun provides for heating. To [...]
Read More →Custom designed homes are becoming more popular today than ever before due to the changing needs of our society. Eco home designs, passive solar orientation, cross ventilation and environmentally friendly houses can only be built if each vacant building block of land is assessed on its very own merits. With the pending change to six [...]
Read More →Most people at some point in their lives will spend time walking through prospective homes that they have at some point or another, considered buying. I still remember the last time my wife and I were hunting for our very first home. We had considered the two options to either buy an established home or build a [...]
Read More →Building a home for the future is often considered as practical, but there are a number of detractors which should also be taken into account. While we don’t recommend ignoring what others may or may not want, it’s important most of all to build what is usable and desired right now.
Read More →Many people consider purchasing a narrow block but believe they have to go without when it comes to the final house design and building. While it’s likely that the garden and outdoor space will be limited, clever home designers will make great use of the space available and incorporate several unique features often seen only [...]
Read More →When buying an established home in Australia there are only a few calculations that are needed such as adding stamp duty to the purchase price and some small fees associated with conveyancing and settlement. However, building a new home is very different as each builder uses methods to disguise additional costs. This guide will assist [...]
Read More →It has been a couple of years since a lot of builders have felt the same confidence at the start of the year as they do now. Australia has been in the throws of recession/depression for the last two years and it has been very difficult for most builders to adjust out of what seemed [...]
Read More →Take a look at our top 5 House Design Considerations and ensure you incorporate these ideas to make your new home stand out in your street. Also be sure to avoid the list of problem areas we warn you about as they can make a fantastic home look rather ordinary. Great house designs start with great building experts, if you follow these tips you’ll come close to designing and building your dream home.
Read More →If you’re thinking of using a building broker that doesn’t tick all the right boxes for home building, you should reconsider your choice of representative – which is also why I wouldn’t recommend working with a New Home Sales Consultant who sits in a display home…
Read More →It’s probably fair to say that when Dale Alcock stands up and announces ‘if the mad house is being run by the patients’ (or words to similar effect) during the annoucement of the proposed planning changes that there’s not a great deal of confidence going forward that we’re going to be better off both as consumers and as industry professionals…
Read More →Site costs provide one of the biggest surprises to anyone who is thinking of building a new home. It isn’t unusual for site costs to add up to a significant amount and on most occasions it is an often overlooked expense when deciding to build a new home. If you ask any builder they will [...]
Read More →Not all 2 storey home designs are equal. To the untrained eye many designs may appear to be the same however a keen understanding of construction may be the difference between a good design and a great design. While most builders use a good formula for single storey homes (retangular, minimum ins & outs with [...]
Read More →Creating a good solar passive design is simple when you follow a few easy rules if you’re building in Perth. However, more often than not there are times when you may want a less effective solar design to achieve a more practical living space or favour a certain colour scheme. There are many aspects to [...]
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It’s one of the least common items discussed by builders with Owners. It can cause a lot of confusion when it comes time to sign a building contract, and even more confusion during the building process when you’re locked in to the contract you signed. But it doesn’t have to be that difficult. One advantage [...]
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