Home building in my suburb

Have your own plans, yes we will build your custom home! Contact Berstan Homes today.
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National tiles are our preferred suppliers for amazing tiles and here is a perfect example and finished off with black tapware.
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Nearly everybody is looking for something to do over the weekend and the Yarra Valley has so much to offer. We found a great place for adults and little ones the Chocolatier and Ice Creamery located at 35 Old Healesville Road Yarra Glen.  When quoting new home builds in the Yarra Valley I always try to make it a family affair and after the clients are seen too, we head off to discover more of this amazing area.
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Berstan Homes has been surprised lately at how many clients are asking for double showers to the master bedrooms. One of the many advantages to having a custom home built is you can have the home designed the way you want it and not somebody else. Extra size breakfast bars are also proving to be large ticket item this year. The old favourite by far is still storage form extra cupboards to extended garage spaces creating larger storage areas.
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Berstan Homes are currently in the process of obtaining the building permit for a knock down rebuild in Mimosa Street Glen Waverley.  The home has been custom designed by the Berstan Homes design team with close consultation with our clients. The new home is a 45 square master designed home based on Berstan Homes Astoria43. Designed with entertaining in mind the home boasts three expansive living zones and open plan kitchen meals areas. Construction will be starting shortly on this
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Late last week I met up with a couple of potential clients in Eltham, and their story was a common one. This particular couple had been in the planning permit merry -go -round for four very frustrating years. The couple had engaged an architectural company to design their home and apply to council for a planning permit. What I found out was very upsetting; they not only wasted four years getting a planning permit but they have ended up with
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So you have decided to consider a custom home builder and wondering where to start. There is a large range of styles, looks and so many quality products from impressive brand names, let Berstan Homes help you put it all together.  Step one with Berstan Homes is to come and browse all the options available to you at our display centre. Once you have seen our display homes, I always advise our clients to make a list of must haves.
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Choosing a builder and building a new home is not just something you should rush into there are many questions that need to be answered, here are just a few: How long has the builder been building homes? Have the building company got display homes that you can inspect. Will you be dealing with the building practioner or just the sales staff? Who will be doing the designing? Who will check for the building to comply with the residential code?
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The name Pascoe Vale resinated from the suburb being purchased, settled and named "Pascoeville" by John Pascoe Fawkner after Pascoville Farm, where he lived from 1842. With most homes in the Pascoe Vale area being well over the 70 year mark it leaves them with many problems.  Just some of the problems are the energy ratings are extremely poor making them very expensive to heat and cool due to there being nothing to stop the energy leaving the home. Bad
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Builder Surrey Hills If you have some land in Surrey Hills and are looking for a free home how about building a dual occupancy or a home in the backyard. It's very easy to do and the whole process could be completed in around 18 months from planning to completion of the building. To get a free brand new home all you need to do is sell one of them and this in turn would pay for the whole project.
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