Thinking About Renovating? Why You Should Think About a Knock Down and Rebuild Instead
When you’re considering whether to renovate or rebuild, there’s many things to consider. In Melbourne, the inner suburb streets are lined with older style homes that many owners find it difficult to decide whether to renovate or knock down and rebuild.
You might love where you live and enjoy your neighbourhood, so a renovation is your natural choice. However a rebuild would give you a brand new home and you could remain in your street and suburb.
A rebuild does have demolition costs but you’re not having to pay stamp duty and you won’t find hidden problems along the way, some of which cannot be fixed or cost a great deal to fix. Not only do you get the dream opportunity of starting completely fresh. You also get the chance of building a multi unit development, if your land meets sizing and other council requirements. This gives you the opportunity to build more than one home on your block, and benefit from selling or renting out the other home/s.
Even when your original home is structurally sound, renovating is seldom the cheapest way to go. Cost and convenience can be a major factor in this decision and with renovations quickly becoming costly, especially with older homes, you may wish to avoid the drama. On average, renovations can actually cost 50% more to build per square metre compared to a new home. Additionally, with a renovation you may also still be left with old parts of the house that are eventually going to need maintenance or replacing, which adds more costs.
Knocking down and building can save you money in the long term as new homes are more energy efficient, saving you money on utility bills. It’s also an investment in the future as if you decided to sell in 10 years, you’re selling a 10-year-old house instead of one that is 50 years old, or more, which is much more attractive to buyers.
So how can you build the home of your dreams?
delcon are one of Melbourne’s leading design and construct builders, and we make it easy for you to rebuild your dream home as a standalone project, or as part of a multi unit development. We have built a reputation for quality design, workmanship and service across Melbourne, and specialise in building multi unit developments and custom homes that exceed our clients expectations.
Our reputation is built on exceptionally high quality of construction, client communication, value for money, and client satisfaction. Our clients choose us because of our extensive experience with multi unit design and construction in Melbourne, and our project delivery from end to end.
With delcon, you’ll discover that the process of knockdown and rebuild is much easier and more seamless than you thought. Our team arrange everything from council approval, demolition, and contracts, through to the design, construction and even landscaping. We use only the best quality products and brands so you can be assured you’re getting quality that will last.
Nothing beats the feeling of living in a brand new home that you’ve designed and built from the ground up. Let us rebuild your dream home with you.
If you’re considering a rebuild custom home or multi-unit development in Melbourne, give us a call today 1800 DELCON (1800 335 266) or get in touch via email info@delcon.net.au