Not long after securing our land, the search for Bob went on. Basically, the goal was to find the cheapest option. Hahaha.
Took us several months before ending up with Elderton Homes. We had arranged meetings with the other builders to see what they can offer. Here's a rundown;
Champion Homes
Casaview
BetterBuilt Homes
Hotondo Homes
GJ Gardner Penrith
White Design & Construction
Obviously, we went with Elderton Homes. For us, they had the edge. The real clincher was the promotion and the flexibility on the design of the floorplan.
Elderton Homes was offering the Spring promotion for free. These were the upgrades;
- 2600mm Ceilings to Ground Floor of home. Includes raising all windows with eaves. Doors to side and rear of home to remain standard height with fibre cement infill's over.
- Gold Range concrete roof tiles (Vougue range flat profile)
- Gold Range Hume Newington XN1 Front Entry Door with clear glass.
- Gold Range Hume Accent HAG9 internal doors.
- Fibreglass flyscreens to openable windows only.
- 900mm Smeg SA9010X Upright Cooker.
- 900mm Smeg PUM90X Intergrated Ducted Rangehood.
- Undermount Kitchen sink and Platinum Range mixer tap.
- 15x LED downlights to selected areas.
To add to this, they had been really flexible with their design. The basic design was a Watermark Grange 30. We requested for an additional theatre room and WIP. The sketch that was made by the sales consultant was fantastic. The addition of the WIP made room for a good-sized laundry area and storage area in the garage.. Score!! The entire first floor design was also changed to accommodate what we looked for. Due to the Elara Estate requirement i.e. an entry feature, we had to go with a facade that included a balcony. Ouch!! that really hurt because it had incurred additional costs. We ended up with this sketch.