We now had an unregistered block that was due to register in February 2015 but has been delayed due to all the rain we have received in Sydney. Registration has now blown out to the end of May.
We are lucky to be able to stay at my parents place and pay minimal rent for the build. This has been rather difficult as we don't have our own place and the fact that I live with my parents sucks.
We did a fare bit of research into what house to build and how to do it. Below is our thought process.
Owner Builder
Pros: custom build and possibly cheaper
Cons: time consuming
Project Home:
Pros: know exactly what we are getting, see it before hand, and have some-one responsible
Cons: very rigid with plans and expensive if variations arise
Independent Building Company:
Pros: custom build and unique
Cons: expensive
Anyway there are a lot more pros and cons for each but these were the main ones we were most concerned about. After much discussion we decided to go with a project home.
We looked at a number of project homes to build and we ended up going with Huxley for a few reasons. Firstly Alison our contact at Huxley was upfront about a lot of information we had to dig out of other building companies, and secondly we really liked the house which is the Avalon 32.
(4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage)
Avalon.
