Boo Hoooooo ... sakit hatinya ... we recently discovered that we could have built a double storey 4 bedroom house which costs only AU$2-3k more than what we paid for our existing single storey home. Very sien, come to think of it :( So greedy hor?? Human nature loh but but but, if it's AU$20-30k more then it's ok, out of our reach but only a few grand more woh ... boo hoo hooo! I am pretty sure at the time when we looked at sooo many builders' display homes, nothing was within our budget, well, the ones (double storey) that were affordable had only 3 rooms. I have a feeling, these affordable double storeys are only available recently.
If anyone is looking to build an affordable double storey home in Sydney, check out Westminster Homes ... don't regret like us!! There is no way we could start over and build another one as the lands in our estate are all SOLD OUT. Land is expensive in Sydney, usually costs much, much more than the house itself - to buy another plot within budget is quite unlikely. Furthermore, we would need to sell our current home first before we could build a new one. We'll have to rent while waiting for the home to be completed - not a feasible idea :(
If anyone is looking to build an affordable double storey home in Sydney, check out Westminster Homes ... don't regret like us!! There is no way we could start over and build another one as the lands in our estate are all SOLD OUT. Land is expensive in Sydney, usually costs much, much more than the house itself - to buy another plot within budget is quite unlikely. Furthermore, we would need to sell our current home first before we could build a new one. We'll have to rent while waiting for the home to be completed - not a feasible idea :(
I might write a summary of the estimate costs to build a home in Sydney when I am free, next time). The prices you see on the builders' websites/brochures are only for the shell ... err I mean the house without finishings ie only cement floors, no landscaping, no lawn, no driveway, no fences ... just a shell. You need to add a further AU$20k-$50k for the finishings which you have to hire other contractors to do. There are a few builders that offer the complete package right up to the finishings but of course, that has already been taken into account in their prices.
P/S This is NOT a sponsored post ... hehehe just needed to rant a little :P
P/S This is NOT a sponsored post ... hehehe just needed to rant a little :P
