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We make it possible to build your dream home in your desired suburb.
Considering buying a new home? Consider demolishing and rebuilding first! By demolishing your current house and rebuilding a custom Persona home, you’ll get to stay in your preferred suburb while avoiding the stress and added costs of moving.
If your current home no longer suits your lifestyle, demolishing the existing home and rebuilding is the perfect solution. It allows you to stay close to schools, favourite amenities, plus your existing network of family and friends.
Selling your home can be an expensive process. By demolishing and building, this ensures you won’t have to factor in a range of fees, including stamp duty, taxes, repair and moving costs, not to mention all the fees from the real estate agent.
Live on a large block? You may have room to build two new homes, opening a unique opportunity to live in one house and sell or rent the other. Alternatively, this could also allow you to stay close to family as living situations change throughout the years.
Selecting the right location is one of the fundamental aspects of home building. If you have kids, the appeal may lie in building near top performing public schools, such as Rossmoyne and Willetton Senior High School. At Persona Homes, we happen to specialise in building homes around these catchment suburbs, including Applecross, Ardross, Bateman, Brentwood, Bull Creek, Leeming, Lynwood, Mount Pleasant, Parkwood, Riverton, Rossmoyne, Shelley, and Willetton.
Buying an older home in the above suburbs, then demolishing and rebuilding, can be a financially strategic move. In our experience, this will save your family up to $150,000, based on the cost of sending two children to some of Perth’s private schools. These savings can be offset against the purchase of your new home.
By choosing to buy old and rebuild new, you’re securing affordable, high-quality education for your kids, plus obtaining an asset in a highly sought-after location. According to Domain, properties in such locations can fetch 10–15% more in price. So, not only will your family be able to enjoy the convenience of living in an established school zone, but you can also anticipate a substantial return-on-investment in the future.
For more information about building in an elite school zone, check out this blog.
A personal approach to building is at the heart of everything we do. Throughout every stage of the demolish and rebuild process, we take the time to design and develop a custom luxury home that meets your individual needs and maximises your block’s potential.
From the initial meeting through to the rebuilding process, it’s our mission to exceed your expectations of a demolish and build company. So, if you’re looking to turn your existing house into your dream home look no further than Persona Homes.
We get things started by meeting you on site to provide an obligation-free assessment. During this meeting, one of our qualified consultants will advise on relevant associated costs with demolishing the old home and building a new one.
Next, we suggest ordering a full site survey and soil report to fully identify all the features of your block. This enables us to create the best possible design concepts based on your individual needs and budget.
Working in partnership with you, our team will create an accurate design and elevation and, only when you’re completely satisfied, we will prepare a detailed quote for you including all associated site costs.
Once contracts have been signed, we will arrange for all local Government approvals including demolition and building permits. While waiting for these approvals, we will arrange your prestart/colour selection meeting.
On receipt of all the statutory approvals, it’s time to move out so that the demolition process can begin and the site is cleared ready for your brand new home to come to life.
Your new home is complete and the journey is just beginning. Now you can enjoy all the benefits of a brand new modern home which meets all the latest building codes and energy efficiency guidelines.
Wondering how much it costs to demolish a house in Perth? At around $20,000 to $25,000, it’s probably more affordable than you thought.
When you compare this to the cost of buying another block, complete with stamp duty, taxes, site fees, real estate fees, plus more, suddenly demolish and build costs pale in comparison.
The average demolition cost is approximately $20,000 to $25,000 depending on your specific requirements and items you would like salvaged.
Yes, your site will be cleared with removal of appropriate vegetation, footings and any building rubble. After the surface has been raked to a minimum of 600mm, the land is left clean and flattened ready for construction.
Generally, depending on workload and Shire processing of licences, you should allow between 4-6 weeks after acceptance of the demolition quote. The works include demolition permit application, service disconnections and rat-baiting which needs to be carried out at least 2 weeks before demolition.
Ideally, you should plan to vacate at the time of accepting the quote in order to avoid services being disconnected while you’re still in the home.
Building times vary from time to time depending on supply and demand of materials and tradespeople. Please talk to us about our current timeframes.
Generally, there is a 10-day timeframe for local authorities to process the application once it has been lodged and the fees paid.
This will be determined at the time of applying for the demolition permit from your local council (there may be verge permits, tree removal/relocation requirements, bonds, inspection fees, etc). The good news is, we will take care of everything for you.
You may remove any salvageable or recyclable materials from the house or site prior to quoting. Salvageable items or materials removed after the date of quoting will increase the cost of demolition, unless discussed with the demolition contractor and noted on the quote.
There will be a separate quote for tree removal and stump grinding if required.
There will be an additional cost for fencing removal and replacement. Please note, that you will have to liaise with your neighbours to obtain approval for the removal and reinstatement or replacement of adjoining fences.
Some owners choose to arrange their own demolition and associated works such as fence removal. We’ll advise what needs to be done and you can decide if you’d like to cover any of it yourself. We will provide you with an itemised and transparent quote for the scope of work.
We will organise for gas and power disconnection plus meter removal, but it is always the owner’s responsibility to complete disconnection forms with approved meter numbers for disconnection. The costs of final meter reading and any outstanding fees are also the owner’s responsibility. Note: Disconnection of the telephone and internet services are not included. You will need contact any respective telecommunication companies.
Our team of experts can advise you on this or you can enquire directly with the local council.
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