(Newswire.net — May 11, 2014) Brendale, Qld — With the cost of home renovations and the scarcity of residential land in the inner neighbourhoods of Brisbane becoming frustrating, the idea of Knockdown and Rebuild Schemes is more and more becoming trendy as it offers numerous advantages and exceptional value. Building a new house allows you to begin from scratch unlike extensions, renovations and alterations.
The availability of the modern building material technology and innovation offers the possibility of constructing new homes that are more energy efficient thus enabling you to enjoy the modern standard of living. Homeowners and buyers can therefore choose to knockdown their existing structures and rebuild them afresh thus achieving their desire for a new home within their suburb or street of choice without going through the wearisome design limitations associated with renovation. In some cases, knocking down old houses and rebuilding them afresh is more cost-effective compared to renovation.
How it works
The process of knockdown and rebuild projects begins with the choice of the ideal home design. As a homeowner or buyer, it will be important to choose a home design that is goes well with your preferences, block and budget. A builder will allow you to go through a wide range of available designs to help you choose one that suits you if you don’t have one of your own. In most cases, the process normally involves the following steps:
· Assessment of the site
· Planning
· Design
· Council requirements/agreements
· Knockdown and recycling
· Structure construction and
· Handover
If at all your current home does not meet your current needs and yet you do not want to move from residential land, then you could find knockdown and rebuild to be a great option. Additionally, extending the structure could also be an option to pursue. The obvious puzzle however is; at what point does your current home become unappealing? A few factors should be considered carefully when deciding whether to extend or knock and rebuild. You should ask yourself a few questions as outlined below and if your answer to any one of them is “no” or “possibly not”, then you might be a good candidate for knockdown and rebuild projects.
· Do you consider your existing home to be structurally fit? A structural engineer should help you decide and answer this question.
· Are your walls plumb and straight? If your answer is “No”, then the cost of construction is likely to go up.
· Is your home well slanting? If you want to improve your living surroundings, the best place to begin is on how to adjust your home to help take maximum advantage of the sun.
· Is the winter sun blocked by any evergreen trees or neighbouring structures?
· Does the cost appear good or bad? In many cases renovation and extension projects are normally more expensive per square meter as compared to building new homes as a result of numerous factors.
· Can the extension area be accessed easily for construction or are there buildings and gardens that would hamper this? It could end up being too expensive to bring in the necessary equipments manually.
· Can you extend the home from one side without demolishing small components while aligning the extensions properly with the current home? Minimising workmanship will be very important for cost and time saving.
Answering these and other questions will be very helpful in your decision making. In most cases, people who opt for knockdown and rebuild projects normally consider the value of their land thus avoiding the hassles of relocation. It is also important to consider energy saving efficiencies and environmentally friendly features when making a decision on whether to knockdown and rebuild or extend your current home.
· Can the extension area be accessed easily for construction or are there buildings and gardens that would hamper this? It could|end up being too expensive to bring in the necessary equipments manually.
· Are you able to extend the home from one side without demolishing small components while aligning the extensions properly with the current home? Minimising workmanship will be very important for cost and time saving.
Answering these and other questions will be very helpful in your decision making. In most cases, people who opt for knockdown and rebuild projects normally consider the value of their land thus avoiding the hasslesof relocation. It is also consider energy saving efficiencies and environmentally friendly features when making a decision whether to knockdown and rebuild or extend your current home.