Home Builders Australia
Home Builders and Home Building Companies in Australia are part of the largest in the southern hemisphere construction development. Residential areas in the country have been growing exponentially.
Victoria (especially City of Casey) was the largest growing construction development in the Southern Hemisphere. Perth has followed the trend with the booming mining industry.
There are numerous construction companies with designs to almost satisfy everyone. Some builders like Orbit Homes, Metricon, Hotondo Homes offer a number of unusual designs.
Others with simple but specious designs (Henley, Northridge) offer good space for lower price. It is wise to shop around.
Remember, most builders use subcontractors. The quality of the workmanship depends mostly on people who are not fully employed by the builder.
However, the end product depends on the building company administration. Do not sign your final papers until you are fully satisfied.
Choosing Home - Case Study (Orbit Homes, Henley)
Obviously the main criteria to build a house are the costs. House is probably the most expensive item we buy during our lifetime.
The payments for the house should not exceed 33% of your combined income. Otherwise you are in a financial stress.
Let us assume that you are walking into Orbit Homes or Henley and ask for the house. The first question is: do you want a package or only the house? Some may also offer a land.
The package (house and land) is not a bad idea because you do not need to worry about the additional costs. They have already surveyed and checked the level of the ground.
With the package - what you see is what you pay. However, you may sometimes get a better deal by buying separately.
The second question is the budget. Are you looking for the size or you are looking for the design within your financial ability?
The simple square base design is the most economically efficient house. From Calculus you can prove that square base design requires the least number of bricks to the largest area.
This is ok if you custom build. However, Orbit Homes or Henley has predefined designs - so what is next?
The next step is to choose conceptually the best designs (which are within your budget) and visit the show house. Remember, with big builders you should not alter the design.
Some builders will alter the design for you but at the high cost. From the start choose the predefined design you like.
