If you’re buying property and having a new home built on it, then there’s a good chance that, at some point, you will be presented with a survey: a plan of the site that shows the home’s footprint and may feature elevation contours. You may also have some contact with building surveyors and quantity surveyors.
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Soil testing is one step in the design and construction process, and it’s something that many of our clients are a little puzzled by. After all, aren’t our houses built in a fairly standard way? Don’t we already know what kind of soil is generally found in the Melbourne area in advance of beginning a house
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So you want to purchase your first new home. Where do you begin? Well, the First Home Owners Grant was put into place by the federal government and by the state governments, to help young people afford their first home and to help offset the effect of the GST on first time home buyers. Who
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You’ve been looking at new home designs in Melbourne and the surrounding area. From big, assembly line builders to architect designed custom homes, you and your family have been evaluating your options. What are your criteria? No doubt, upfront cost is one important consideration and location is another. However, you probably also care about how
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At the beginning of the year, we released a range of new home designs with plenty of options for our clients. As with all Mimosa Homes, they are functional and beautiful. There are enough choices and enough upgrade packages that our clients are able to choose a home that will suit their lifestyle. If any
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We live in a strange world. People judge others by appearance all the time, yet many people seem to think that the way a house looks shouldn’t matter. ‘Form follows function,’ the saying goes; some think all that matters is the quality of a house plan, not the home’s exterior appearance. We at Mimosa Homes
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If you’re living in a rental, whether it’s an apartment or a house, then you don’t have much control over your environment. You can’t change the floors, you probably can’t change the walls, and you may not even be allowed to hang pictures. Pets? If you’re allowed them, you’re lucky. If you buy an existing
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