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Monday 27 May 2013

NEW - H&L PACKAGE FOR SALE # 1


Property Location:    Lot 4233, Kookaburra Drive, Gregory Hills
 
Bedrooms:                  4
 
Bathrooms:                2
 
Garages:                     2 - Extra wide 
 
Land size:                   586m²
 
Dwelling size:             226.05m2
 
Sale Price:                  Contact Complete Building
 
YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED!!
 
If you are looking for the wow factor then look no further, you will be impressed with an immaculately presented 4 bedroom home in a perfect location. This soon to be completely completed home set on a perfect 559m2 block of land, there will be lots of room for the kids to play and family BBQ.
 
NOTE: Plans have now been finalised and construction is set to be completed within months. Please contact Complete Building Pty Ltd to have  a full set of architectural plans and detailed inclusions list emailed across to you.
 

NEW - H&L PACKAGE # 2 - SOLD!!

 
 
Property Location:    Lot 4210, Rosella Circuit, Gregory Hills

Bedrooms:                  4

Bathrooms:                2

Garages:                     2

Land size:                   559m²

Dwelling size:             225.82m2

Sale Price:                  SOLD
 
WE WILL GIVE YOU THE WOW FACTOR!
 
If you are looking for the wow factor then look no further, you will be impressed with an immaculately presented 4 bedroom home in a perfect location. This soon to be constructed home set on a perfect 559m2 block of land, there will be lots of room for the kids to play and family BBQ.
 
NOTE: no plans have been drafted as yet, so we are more than happy to construct your desired home on this block of land at a fixed rate, no more to pay price. If this block is not purchased within the next few months Complete Buildings design team will be drafting house plans to suit this great parcel of land, construction will than soon follow.
 
Dont miss out!!

Sunday 19 May 2013

H&L PACKAGE ORAN PARK - SOLD


Property Location:    Lot 1133, 30 Beechey Circuit, Oran Park

Bedrooms:                  4

Bathrooms:                2

Garages:                     2

Land size:                   730.7m²

Dwelling size:             247m2 - construction has begun.

Sale Price:                  SOLD

The Best Of The Best For The Money

Located in Oran Park Town where the growth potential of this new city is enormous, potential capital growth is the key here.

The ideal position!! The ideal massive block of land, you won’t find much better!!!

This opportunity will not last long! The home is expected to be completed by the end of December 2013. This single storey home represents awesome value for the first home buyer, second or third home buyers or even for the 'smart' investor.
Home includes separate theatre / lounge room, open plan dining and family area opening onto a large sized undercover, tiled outdoor alfresco area.

Four generous sized bedrooms main with fitted walk in robe and ensuite, all other bedrooms with fitted mirrored sliding built in wardrobes.

Extra large, double garage with remote control doors and with built in storage cupboard.

Quality fixtures and fittings befitting such a fine residence can be found everywhere, such as ducted air con, alarm and down lights throughout living areas, theatre room, portico and front eaves. 3 coats of Dulux wash and wear quality paint throughout.

 Modern poly kitchen with lots of storage cupboards with stone bench top and quality stainless appliances. Laundry with built in overhead and under bench cupboards. You want storage will give you lots of storage space.

600 x 600 factory sealed polished porcelain floor tiles, tiles to ceiling in both bathroom and ensuite, quality modern carpet to all bedrooms and theatre room, full ceramic toilet suites with soft close seats, window coverings, driveway, paths, clothesline, mail box, turf, landscaping, fencing and lots lots more.

This home is being constructed amongst already built and established homes, the neighbouring homes are all neat, well constructed and maintained - this ensures the best of value and location of this newly to be constructed home

This is a move in price with nothing else to spend!!!!!!


For a more detailed inclusions list please email request to

completebuild@bigpond.com or contact Kristy on 0408 653 076

 











 

Wednesday 15 May 2013

CONSTRUCTION AWARENESS



How Some Builder's Rip Off Their Clients

There are numerous ways certain builder's can rip off their clients. Some things we strongly feel that all owners should be aware of are listed below ;
  • PC ALLOWANCES. This is an allowance for an item that cannot be costed exactly. For example Kitchen cupboards, supply of tiles or bathroom fittings, site works, etc. Some PC allowances may be unavoidable but a tender should NOT have PC allowances for basic items such as frames & trusses, windows, roofing and alike. The best quotes have little or no PC allowances so that costs cannot increase during construction and will closely remain within the desired budget.

  • UNREALISTIC PC ALLOWANCES. If a PC is to be included it should be a realistic figure. There may need to be an element of trust between the owner & builder in estimating this amount of PC allowance.

  • UNQUOTED VARIATIONS. Most variations can be quoted for before any work is completed. However if in the rare case it cannot be quoted (eg replacement of termite damaged timber) the variation needs to be proved by supplying a copy of any material purchase invoices to the owner plus a charge for labour at an agreed rate and a builder percentage for overheads and profit

  • CONCRETE PIERING. Any concrete piering should be completed at an agreed rate. The owner should inspect the amount of pier holes completed to ensure they have been charged for the correct amount of piering completed. The builder is the only person who usually keeps a record of the amount of concrete piering that has been actually completed on site. The engineer or council does not usually record the depth of pier holes drilled on site. We strongly recommend that the owners attend the site while measuring the depth of piers. Most bigger housing companies will not allow you to be on site.

  • ROCK EXCAVATION. This can be expensive and should be completed at an agreed rate of charges of machine hire, float charges, truck hire, tip fee's that might be required.

  • GST. This can be double charged. Owners should ensure any invoices clearly state whether GST is included or not. The builder can easily double charge for GST on the sub-contractors invoice and then again on his invoice to the owner if it is not clearly checked.

  • LABOUR RATES. These should be fair and reasonable. It is common for many builders to include excessively hire labour rates for any extra work that may be required. All labour rates would be clearly stated in the building contract or tender  so that the owner knows exactly what labour rates will be charged for if required.

  • EXLCUSIONS. Builders can make more money by excluding an item rather than completing a variation by not passing on the full amount of any excluded item in the contract to the owner when an item is deleted. If the owner is thinking of excluding an item during construction they should ask the builder to include what the credit amount would be in the contract prior to contract signing.

  • TENDER VALIDITY. All good builders will state in their tender how long their tender is valid for before they can revise it for industry rise and fall. This is usually between 30 and 90 days. WRITTEN INCLUSIONS. Owners should insist that all of their requirements are included in the tender in writing. If it is not written in the tender the owner will have no legal right to claim for the inclusion. The tender should be attached to the contract and signed by both parties with a copy for each party supplied.
    The most important element will be communication & trust between both parties. The above are only a few of the ways builders can rip off their clients. Owners should check the builders experience, check references and evaluate the builder not only on price but also on professionalism.

  • HOUSE SQUARES. House squares should not be calculated including the eaves areas. A lot of builders, mainly project home builders include the eaves area in the house squares to make the size of the house look more appealing - automatically people assume that there house is a lot bigger than it really is. The eave areas should not be included in the house squares or square meters and should not be charged for as the cost of this area should  already be included in the square meter rate excluding the eaves calculation.

Thursday 11 April 2013

ABOUT US - IN FULL DETAIL


Complete Building Sydney, is a constructions family owned & operated contract building company.

We build anywhere in the Sydney Metro, Blue Mountains & the Central Coast area’s.


Complete Building Sydney are building contractors of a wide range of projects ranging from new homes (simple designs to luxury mansions), house extensions or additions, first floor additions, townhouses or duplex’s. We also complete knock-down  and rebuilds, new custom built homes (of any design), renovate old or heritage listed buildings or home extensions, always without the owners moving out.


We are Contract builders, NOT Project Home Builders. We are flexible with inclusions and have NO standard designs. We build from any plans (or can arrange designs to be completed) and owners can use materials from any company manufacturer or supplier. We allow owner supplied materials or non-structural work by owners nominated sub-contractors. We build not only for home owners but for developers, architects, draftsmen, real estate agents, government and local councils.


Complete Building Sydney, build homes, NOT houses.  We can show our clients how to customize their home building project by selecting inclusions (from any supplier), make economical design changes or use alternate building methods or materials to personalize their building project. Our carpenters are full-time staff who are friendly and approachable. Our tradesmen all know each other and consider how their work will affect the next trade. Many of our tradesman are long time friends or relatives with each other .

We pride ourselves on completing quality work  as our motto states  “Quality you deserve and Value you can trust”!!


We have NO restrictions on the type of materials used. Materials can be sourced from any suppliers whether PGH, Austral or Boral bricks, Southern Star, Trend or Boral windows, Concrete / Terracotta roof tiles or metal roofing,. Owners have complete freedom of what materials that can be used in their home. We even allow owners to supply non-structural materials directly if required (eg:  bathroom fittings, tiles, cooking appliances, etc)

We have access to specialist joinery companies that can manufacture hardwood or specialized windows & doors. Economical local kitchen manufacturers that can build any internal kitchen, laundry or joinery items. We are experienced in building unusual or difficult projects that other builder’s won't or can’t build. If It can be designed we can and probably have built it.

If you would like a green smart home, special design features for disabled access, a bushfire proof house with sprinkler system, heritage design inclusions or any other special design needs we can suggest amendments to your existing design or supply references for suitably qualified professionals to fulfill most of your needs.
So whether you are a first home buyer or are building your dream home and plan on building a economical modern simple house, a country home retreat or a prestige luxury mansion Complete building  can help you customize your design and inclusions to blend into the site and its surroundings, cost and change inclusions to personalize the project and make your house become a home. Please contact our office on (02) 9826 2884  for more information and to arrange a quotation.


Complete Building has been completing all types of home improvements. House extensions of almost every style and design. Renovations to existing home.. Kitchen and bathroom renovations. Removal of internal structural walls to engineer specifications. Re-roofs in colour bond or roof tiles. Single room additions and granny flats. Pergolas, decks and verandahs.


Most people think that extending an existing home is more expensive than building a new home. Although this may be true is some cases often it is more desirable to extend or renovate an existing property. Good quality economical land is now very hard to find and often it makes more sense to extend and renovate your existing home.



PROJECT HOMES
Complete Building is not a project home style builder. We like to think of ourselves as contract builders. The difference is there is NO restrictions of the style of the home constructed or the materials used. We can build any home at all, no matter how simple of detailed the design is. We do not charge excessively for different designs or changes as we have no standard method of construction. There is no restriction on which materials to use. For example bricks can come from PGH, Boral or Austral Bricks. Windows can be supplied from Southern Star windows, Trend or Boral Windows. Doors can be Corinthian, Hume or Doors Plus. Ceramic or Porcelin tiles and bathroom fittings can come from any supplier in Sydney or beyond. We even allow owners to supply materials directly if they prefer. Builders get large discounts on structural materials such as concrete, bricks, frames & trusses, timber, roof tiles, metal roofing, windows & doors. However they do not receive such large discount on some of the finish items such as bathroom fittings, tiles, paint, kitchen cooking appliances, carpet and blinds. Therefore many of our clients now prefer to supply some of the items directly, which is absolutley fine with us. We can offer a full "turn-key" handover service or construction using some owner supplied materials. The owner should enquire with us about how this can affect insurances, warranties, home owners warranty insurance and the construction program.
STANDARD DESIGNS
Complete Building Sydney  does NOT have any standard designs as we build such a wide variety of projects. We can show you pictures or plans of our previous projects. However with every site having such different conditions and every council having their own specific requirement every project needs to be designed and constructed specifically. We recommend that a "concept plan" first be prepared. It is best to set a brief for the designer of a "Must have list" plus an optional "Wish List' with a budget construction cost. This is a much better system than designing the house yourself and simply have them redraw your design. The designer is the best person to evaluate the reality of your budget verse your requirements. Once this concept plan is prepared we can than cost the project exactly, price any alternatives in design or materials and obtain verbal council approval.
KIT HOMES
Complete Building Sydney  is not a kit home builder. Not to say we would not construct a kit home supplied by another company however we do not see any value in erecting kit homes. Everything you get from a kit home company you can purchase directly from other suppliers. You are just paying the kit home company a premium for processing the orders that the builder would normally make. You will also need to sign one contract with the kit home company for the supply of the kit and another second contract with the builder to erect the kit home. There is often the disagreements between the parties on the quantity and quality of the materials supplied. In our opinion it is a better method to sign one building contract directly with the builder to supply and install ALL quality materials.




KNOCK-DOWN AND REBUILDING
Complete Building Sydney  will happily knock-down and rebuild any home. To be honest so would any builder. It is only a matter of arranging a demolisher and that's it. Many companies advertise they can knock down and rebuild but this is just a clever marketing campaign rather than a special skill.

OWNER BUILDING
Complete Building Sydney  does NOT offer an owner builder advisory service. There is simply too much to advice. We believe what makes a good builder is the quality of his tradesman. You can be the best builder in the world but if you employ poor quality tradesman you will produce a poor quality product and in return have an  angry, upset client. Approximately 50% of any building project  budget is physical labor. Therefore you need to spend your budget wisely and invest it in quality, experienced tradesmen. What makes our tradesmen perform so well are the following:



1. They work for us repeatedly on repeated projects in some cases for  many years. This means they are happy, ensured of payment and will complete any maintenance items if they occur. Some trades do vary over time but when we find a good tradesmen we stick with them and don't change!

2. They have great experience. As we build such a wide range of projects and tradesmen also have gained a wide range of experience in their field that many of their competitors do not

3. Our tradesmen all know each other. Many of our staff are long time friends or relatives. This means that they will be considerate of the next trade when completing their own task, resulting in a better run job and a high quality product.

4. We have preferred tradesmen for each and every trade. We do have back-up tradesmen if we get busy but we have a group of preferred trades and they know who they are. This means they know if they quote the job competitively and complete the job well they will be virtually guaranteed of getting the next job. We do not screw down each subcontractor after they start the job or give the job to someone else because he is a few dollars cheaper which is the common complaint of the project home industry

5. Our head carpenter ”Daniel” is also the builder and only site supervisor or foreman on every job . Carpentry is the back bone of the domestic building industry. We believe you need good quality carpenters that work also as an on-site working foreman as well as carpenters. Daniel the builder and head carpenter assists our  framers, eaves fixers, fix out carpenters and is hands on with all tools to ensuse the highest quality.
When owner building you need to use untested tradesmen on a one off project, which is a recipe for disaster.!!! Many tradesmen charge up to 20% more to owner builders or refuse to work for owner builders as projects are not as well organised and there is no chance of repeat work. Builders also receive large discounts (of up to 60%) on many of the structural materials. Owner builders legally have ALL of the same responsibilities of a licensed builder now and in the future. They cannot blame poor tradesmen for poor quality of work. They must guarantee all work under their control to any future home owners just like a licensed builder.
We believe it is a better method to have the builder construct all structural elements and the owner supply minor finish items or complete non-structural work only, such as painting.
ARCHITECTS & DRAFTSMEN
When designing new building work you have a choice between engaging an architect or a draftsman, the difference being as follows:
DRAFTSMAN
These are usually TAFE college educated professionals who will design everything an architect can but at a much cheaper cost. A good draftsman will draw simple but clear plans. Draftsmen are perfect for simple additions when you need to match into existing work or for new homes when you already know basically what you want. When designing additions, if you have your existing house plans your final fees are likely to be much cheaper. Please be aware that there are many poorly qualified draftsman and architects out there. If your plans are not drawn to almost perfection the construction process will come across many problems, some which will be highly expensive to fix or alter.


DESIGN
Complete building Sydney now has numerous draftsmen & architects that we can utilise for every type of building project possible. From the simple one bedroom addition using old style hand drawn plans to the new 3D computer generated model plans to extremely detailed architect design detailed plans & specification with supervision for complex luxury designer homes. Each building project requires a different style of building designer. Building design in Australia is unregulated meaning anyone at all (e.g. even the local butcher) can design building plans and submit plans to council. This means there are many poor quality designers in every area of Sydney. Complete Building Sydney has spent many years sourcing & working with various building designers and now has an extensive list of reliable, cost effective designers to suit any building project. If you are planning a building project our advice is to call or email Daniel (the builder) with a brief outline of your proposed building project. He can then refer you to the most suitable and recommended building designer in your area that has experience with your type of project and construction knowledge of your method of construction. You can then choose to engage this building designer directly, obligation free at no charge or alternatively Complete Building Sydney  will oversee the designer to ensure they meet your requirements and design the project in the most practical and economical way. We believe building should be open in every way with no secrets or special contracts, just good old fashioned advise, that's free with NO obligations. At Complete building Sydney we give free advice & references to quality designers and you only sign a contract until you are completely satisfied.
That's it, no tricks, no clauses, no exceptions !

Often old homes have been built using construction methods now deemed too expensive. There are many old homes built using full brick construction, hardwood or Oregon frames and rafters. Pitched roofs in lieu of trusses. Terra-cotta roof tiles. Hardwood strip floors. High ceilings with decorative ceiling linings or cornices. Many of these older houses are structurally very stable and suit extending onto or renovating rather than just knocking down and re-building an inferior product. In areas such as Pennant Hills, Turramurra, Hornsby, Five Dock there are many well built homes that would be much more practical to extend as these areas are full of structurally well built homes that just require some modern upgrades and special attention.


In most case’s we do not require owners to vacate the house while completing home extensions or renovations. We are experienced with working with clients living in their home during the building process and constantly considering their needs for privacy and maintaining security of their home. We allow owners to supply building materials directly, the most popular being bathroom fittings, ceramic tiles, porcelain tiles and kitchen cooking appliances. We allow non-structural work by the owners (eg painting) or the use of nominated sub-contractors that the owners may know personally or have used previously.
We start any new building projects within  days of council approval and contract signing. Our quotes are very detailed and professionally presented. Our tradesmen onsite get a copy of the building quote (without the price) on site to ensure everyone knows exactly what is to be included in the building project.






Thursday 28 February 2013

H&L PACKAGE #4 - SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!


 

Property Location:    Lot 2438, Explorer St, Gregory Hills

Bedrooms:                  4

Bathrooms:                2

Garages:                     2 plus drive thru

Land size:                   540m²

Dwelling size:             225.02 m² (25 squares)

Sale Price:                  SOLD!!!

PERFECT AND PRESTIGE LOCATION 

Located in the newest land release at Gregory Hills Estate is this brand new home to be constructed approximately 25 squares of luxury living, located on a level and perfect rectangular 540sqm block
 
If luxury is your style, than this contemporary masterpiece would reflect your success.

Home includes separate theatre / lounge room, open plan dining and family area opening onto a large sized undercover, tiled outdoor alfresco area.

Four generous sized bedrooms main with fitted walk in robe and ensuite, all other bedrooms with fitted mirrored sliding built in wardrobes.

Extra large, double garage with remote control doors and drive through access also with storage cupboard space.

Quality fixtures and fittings befitting such a fine residence can be found everywhere, such as ducted air con, alarm and down lights throughout living areas, theatre room, portico and front eaves. 3 coats of Dulux wash and wear quality paint throughout.

 Modern polyurethane kitchen with lots of storage cupboards with stone bench top and quality stainless appliances. Laundry with built in cupboards, bench top and 45Lstainless drop in laundry tub.

600 x 600 factory sealed polished porcelain floor tiles, tiles to ceiling in both bathroom and ensuite, quality modern carpet to all bedrooms and theatre room, full ceramic toilet suites with soft close seats, window coverings, driveway, paths, clothesline, mail box, turf and lots lots more.

Private Sale direct with the builder for quality assurance. If package is purchased early on or before construction begins you will be able to select your own choice of colours and inclusions.

For a more detailed inclusions list please email request to
completebuild@bigpond.com or contact Kristy on 0408 653 076