Running Cost

This page will be updated as we go along our house building, confirm and finalise our upgrades with Porter Davis.

Our quotation for Forsyth 35 started in August 2016 with an original price of $238,900. Since then, they had 2 price increases already, latest price is now $246,900. They also had 1 promotion package change. We opted to use the latest price and promotion because we think that even if the base price was higher the promotion package inclusion covers a lot of things in our upgrades and we will end up with the same cost plus we will be able to avail of full render to house promotion. When our sales consultant told us that we will also be able to avail of the free colourbond roof from the old promotion still, we lost all our hesitation and signed up for the new pricing and promotion straight away.

Forsyth 35 Base Price (includes $1,000 discount): $245,900
Ludstone Facade: $10,900
Site Cost:  (estimate only): $20,000
Bushfire Assessment Level: $6,500

DEVELOPER'S REQUIREMENTS: $8,722

•      450mm wide eaves to FF: $2,828
•      NBN package: $1,433
•      Low emission paint: $1,968                                            
•      Recycled water connection: $2,390
•      Double Sectional Panel Garage Door: $103

PROMOTIONS: $21,997

• COLOURBOND ROOF: FREE
• DESIGN COLLECTION-INDOOR: $6,999 
• KITCHEN
• 20mm stone benchtop to kitchen
• Technika stainless steel dishwasher w/ installation
• Technika stainless steel 900mm upright cooker
• 720mm high overhead cabinets
• Shadowline to kitchen cabinets
• Technobili Veggie sprayer to kitchen sink
• BATHROOM
• 20mm stone to ensuite and bathroom benchtops
• Tiled shower base to all showers w/ aquaflow shower grate
• Posh Bristol handheld shower rail to ensuite
• Double vanity to master ensuite (*duplicate with Grand Master Ensuite Upgrade) 
• Chrome Posh base mixer taps to shower, bath and basins
• DECORATIVE FEATURES
• 2590mm ceiling height to ground floor
• 67mm architraves and skirtings throughout
• 3 coat pain system
• DESIGN COLLECTION: FLOORING: $9,999
• Tiles or Bolero/Manhattan timber look flooring to the entry, kitchen, dining and family rooms
• Carpet to the rest of the house
• MODERN RENDER FINISH: $4,999

STRUCTURAL UPGRADES: $19,918

•   2740mm high ceiling to GF: $3,718
•   Feng Shui Traditional Stair Option 2: $6,252
•   3930mm deep X 2980mm wide alfresco: $4,500
•   Extended kitchen and galley: $2,900
•   Brick box provision for future fireplace: $2,400
•   Deep plaster void to living./dining room wall: $148

WINDOWS: $6,976

• 1400mm high X 2750mm wide picture window to kitchen splashback w/ 900mm wide Technika Belissimo canopy rangehood in lieu of tiles: $2,198
• 600mm high X 1500mm wide sliding window to galley in lieu of wall: $350
• 1600mm high X 2700mm wide picture window to dining in lieu of sliding window: $1,468
• 2x 1800mm high X 600mm wide awning window to living in lieu of wall: $435
• 2400mm high X 1200mm wide awning window to family area in lieu of sliding window: $545
• 2400mm high X 1200mm wide awning window to family area in lieu of wall: $760
• Aluminium framed flyscreen to awning windows x3: $198***(count to be confirmed)
• Aluminium frames flyscreens to sliding windows x11: $448***(count to be confirmed)
• Keyed Lock to Alumium sliding windows x14: $574***(count to be confirmed)

DOORS:  $6,021

• Provide internal access door to garage: $408
• Move laundry door to hallway/alcove: $53 
• 1x 2400mm high X 2600mm wide Boutique sliding door to alfresco in lieu of 1800mm high X 2400mm wide sliding door: $1,740
• 1x 2400mm high X 3600mm wide Boutique sliding door to alfresco in lieu of 2100mm high X 2400mm wide sliding door: $2,779
• Add hinged door to lounge/theatre room: $191
• Add sliding cavity door to master bedroom ensuite: $388
• 2340mm high doors in ground floor (entry, powder, laundry, broom, pantry, lounge): $462

GRAND MASTER BEDROOM AND ENSUITE: $3,899 (price based on Forsyth 38 and still subject to adjustments)

• 1500mm high X 1800mm wide sliding window in liue of 1500mm high X 900mm wide to master ensuite (might not apply to Forsyth 35)
• 1600mm wide laminate double vanity
• Extended shower with tiled base
• Enclosed WC
• Free standing bath
• Relocate 1st floor WC and remove window
• 1490mm X 1740mm store room in lieu of linen (not applicable to Forsyth 35)
• 1160mm Linen (not applicable to Forsyth 35)

 OTHERS:

• GARAGE:
• Remote Control with 2 transmitters to roller door: $668

• MASTER BEDROOM ENSUITE
• Niche to shower: $213

• ALFRESCO
• Capped gas point: $189
• Capped waste point: $212
• Capped hot and cold water: $126

• COOLING AND HEATING
• Evaporative Cooling: $6,979
• Upgrade heating w/ network controller: $1,191
• 2 Zone heating system: $1,257

• SECURITY ALARM: $1,320

Total as of 02 December 2016 : $362,988

NOTE: At this stage, this cost covers our structural variations and the upgrades that we will definitely include. No colour selection upgrades at this stage yet.

Structural Variations I

We had a meeting with our sales consultant yesterday to finalise all the structural variations for Forsyth 35 that we will include in our plan. I thought it was as simple as telling him what we want but turns out that he needs to put all the changes in the drawing plan already and we really need to be sure about the changes as it might incur cost if we do any more variations in future.

Good thing we were very organised and know already what we want before the meeting having done several visits to all the Forsyth display houses, scrutinised the plan closely and taken pictures of all the things that we want.

These are the things that we have finalised so far:

For facade, we will use Ludstone Facade. 

Cost $10,900

Ceiling Height : 2740mm in lieu of 2440mm high ceilings to ground floor

Cost: $7,436

For stairs, we will get Feng Shui Traditional Stairs Option 2 which looks like this. 

Cost $ 6,252

Extended kitchen and galley
Cost $2,900

Window Variations

Picture window splashback in the kitchen in lieu of tiles (1400mm X 2750mm)

Cost: $2,198 (includes Technika Bellissimo 900mm wide Island Canopy Rangehood in lieu of standard rangehood)

Sliding window in galley in lieu of wall 

Cost: $488 (to be confirmed)

Picture window in the dining area in lieu of sliding window

Cost: $1468

Additional 2 small awning windows in the living room in lieu of wall
Cost: $435

Awning window in family room in lieu of sliding window

Cost: $545 

and

Additional Awning window in family room in lieu of wall

Cost : $760 

Provision for future fireplace

Cost: $2,400

 

Deep plaster void to living/dining area

Cost: $148

Laundry

Alternate laundry option which removes the cavity door between the galley and laundry and relocates the laundry door in the hallway/alcove wall.

Cost: $53

Alfresco

Provision of 3930mm deep X 2980mm wide alfresco

Cost: $4,500

Provision of 2400mm X 2600mm wide Aluminium Boutique square set sliding door to dining rear external wall in lieu of standard sliding door

Cost: $1,740

Provision of 2400mm X 3600mm wide Aluminium Boutique square set sliding door to alfresco in lieu of standard

Cost: $2,779

 

Internal door access to garage
Cost: Included in Finishing Style promotion

First Floor

Extend master bedroom walk in robe to be same as Tarneit display
Cost: to be confirmed

When we finished all the ground floor variations, the plan was all in red which marks the areas where we requested for variations. It was a long meeting and a lot of variations and as our sales consultant said, this is going to be a beautiful house. We didn't finish the first floor because we are waiting for confirmation if we can copy the Tarneit display of Forsyth 38 and do the Grand Ensuite variation.

The Grand Ensuite
Cost: 3,800 (to be confirmed)

The Grand Ensuite variation basically covers the following changes that we want for our master bedroom ensuite:

• Extended shower option ($1,600)
• Extended vanity bench ($806)
• Enclosed WC ($400)

On top of these, the following are also incuded:

• the vanity bench which is visible from the doorway of the master bedroom in the standard plan will be relocated to be inside the ensuite, and
• an additional free standing bath, which is what I've been wanting to add ever since, will be included (Just to  change an inset bath to a free standing bath already cost $1,200 , so this would cost so much more).

This is how the Grand Ensuite looks:

 

With this, the only thing that we will need to add in the structural variation in the shower room is the shower niche.

Shower Niche

Cost: $213

I will update this page once we receive any confirmation about the Grand Ensuite. We hope to receive positive update from our sales consultant this time as we really love this option.