Knock down rebuild

A client came to me the other day to do a knock down rebuild in Croydon on his existing property. My client has a son and daughter in law and they were having trouble getting into the property market, so the idea was to knock down the old home and rebuild two new homes on the same lot.  Great idea and so many of our clients are doing the same thing, with land prices as high as they are in
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A client came to me late last year with an idea to do a knock down rebuild on a corner site in an inner Eastern Melbourne suburb. The idea was to build two homes on the corner lot selling one and retaining the other for a passive income.  We obtained council approval for the two homes and the client pre sold one of the properties. The properties are near completion and came in on budget and under construction time allowed.
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I had a request from a client for a knock down rebuild in Wantirna today so I did a site visit and i was surprised with the amount of knock down rebuilds in the Wantirna area. Most of the homes in the court where my clients lives have already been had some form of a knock down rebuild solution or another.  Some had 3 homes on the same block and some had had just a new single dwelling constructed at
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Mr and Mrs R of Chelsea have awarded Berstan Homes with the construction of their knock down rebuild in Chelsea. The project involves the demolition of their old home and the construction of two new dwellings.  The rear property will consist of a 32 s/q single storey home and the front property will be double storey of 22 s/q. The Clients intend to sell the front double storey home which will nearly cover the construction cost of both buildings.  Berstan
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Last week I had a client come to me with an interesting  situation he was trying to find a suitable home for his family. That shouldn't be to hard you would think, problem is he has seven people in his family and all want separate bedrooms. So he as inquiring about a knock down rebuild in the Blackburn, Box Hill, Forest Hill area. Looking for a home that suites your every need is very difficult and most of the time you
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How to start a knock down rebuild Drop us an email or call for an appointment with a Berstan Homes consultant. The consultant will come and visit you to discuss the possibilities of the knock down rebuild on your property. What your ideas are and if a single new home or a multiple of new homes are achievable. Many of our clients contract Berstan Homes to build a single new larger home on their existing site with the many design
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Knock down rebuild. Many home owners are caught in an awkward position, they love the area where they have lived for many years, however their houses are no longer suited to them. So what are their options? Move and buy a new home or buy an existing home, the problems is that new homes (and old) come with issues and both attract agents costs and stamp duties. One of the biggest difficulties is moving to a new suburb and loosing
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We are currently costing up a knock down rebuild project in Park Orchards. The existing old home on the lot was constructed in the 1960s and ready for a knock down rebuild.  As the client was quoted recently, for the renovation and extension to the existing home with prices around $500k. and are looking at spending around $430k, they were wondering if this price was achievable for a 42 square designer home. Including the demolition of the existing home and
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Sustainability and knock down rebuild go hand in hand due to the new sustainability standard in the new home.  Water is a key area of saving with the Wels ratings system controlling water flow and ultimately saving water. The Average Australian homes uses 200,000 litres a year and with the new Wels system new homes use 110,000 litres which is approximately a 45% reduction in usage.  Larger savings can be made with the use of a plumbed to service water
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By renovating an old home that has little or no energy efficiency and replacing it with a minimum 6 star rating new home makes sense.  Not only is the environment the winner but the new home owner can save money on energy costs and have peace of mind their new home is having a lower impact on the environment. 
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