Most people are full of enthusiasm and keen to crack on with second storey additions. The idea of your lovely one storey home being a two storey home is very exciting. But like any project there must be a lot of thought and planning involved. When it comes to second storey additions (whether it’s a Read more
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House Design done well with narrow lots
The Rise of the narrow lot home has been an interesting thing to watch in the building industry. It has caused builders to have to think outside of the norm; the norm in home designs Perth has tended to be large land lots and reasonable house sizes (generally speaking). But now with narrow lot homes, Read more
A few Interior Design trends for 2018
For every new home, the owner / purchaser will be thinking about what it looks like on the outside and also what it looks like on the inside. The interior design is something that can really make a house. You can tell when someone has thought about it and you can tell when someone isn’t Read more
Interior Design Tips in Your New Home
Are you building a new single or two storey house and need a few interior design tips? It is one thing to know what you want the house to look like outside, but what about inside? Not just the layout but what goes on the walls, the floor and in your bathrooms. At Great Living Read more
Build With Steel
In the Building industry there is different materials used all the time for different jobs. But when it comes to the main structure of a house or other buildings the choices boil down to basically, Brick, Timber and steel frames. All are good and all have their advantages and disadvantages. We thought it may be Read more
Advantages To Using An Established Home Builder
Building a new home is a very significant step and quite a large project. It is a project that involves a lot of your head space. A lot of decisions need to be made, it is costly, and takes a lot of tradesmen and suppliers to complete. This process therefore requires not just any builder Read more
New home, Established, or Off The Plan?
The Pro’s & Cons Owning your first home is a great achievement, it is something many people aspire to. Even buying a second or third home is something special, especially if it is your first time building or buying off a plan. So when thinking about a new home, what is the best option? What Read more
Is Brick Best?
“Don’t consider buying anything that’s not double brick”, this is so often a phrase used when you are looking to build or buy a home, especially in Perth Western Australia. The truth is, as great as double brick is, the future of building and sustainability in homes is not found in brick but rather steel Read more
The Designer Look For Less
When building a brand new home with Mandurah home builders, people want it to have the ‘wow’ factor and look, quite often though when you build a brand new home you may not have the extra money to throw around on designer furniture, lighting and everything else. Obviously having a lot of money can help Read more
Thinking Subdivision? House Lifting?
Here is a feasibility study summary A subdivision project can more often than not have great dividends and be a great option for the person sitting on a bit of land in a high demand area. You split the land in two, or maybe three, sell off the other lot/s and make way more money Read more
How To Choose a Home Builder?
For One Storey & Two Storey & Granny Glats Homes in Perth At a time when budgets are stretched and getting value for money is a high priority, how do prospective buyers balance these issues with the age old adage “you get what you pay for”? For buyers of homes today; price is the simplest Read more
Lift and Shift, Don’t Destroy – Two storey Home Builders Perth
Lift and shift, don’t destroy. It’s a different way of thinking, but it is cheaper, faster and creates a unique style house. Not only that but it can enhance your property’s value and help you gain a considerable amount of living space. Another incredible benefit is that you are not losing that feature or those Read more
Why Has The Number of People Building 2 Storey House Designs Increased?
#1: More room to move People are always looking for more room. Whether you have a family, are single or retired, a lot of the time space is something we all want, and in the case of having kids…need. Evidently a two story home is similar to getting a floor plan and then placing another Read more
Is Comparing Perth Home Builder Prices The Best Way To Choose A Builder
It is easy to sit back, jump on a range of mandurah builders websites and make a comparison table of builder prices. Comparing prices is something we do with most of the products we buy. The difference is most products we buy are not as important to us as the house we are going to Read more
Give Your House a Lift with Great Living Homes
Great Living Homes has been using unique and innovative technology in the construction of their two-storey homes for some years; building the upper floor first and lifting it into place before completing the ground floor underneath. This popular construction method has now reached new heights with the builder recently extending its services to include the Read more