Buying and building a home is one of the most significant investments you’ll ever make, and choosing a design for your home build is undoubtedly one of the most challenging aspects (aside from finding the right builder).
“Volume builders,” however, are making this process more accessible and affordable.
What Is A “Volume Builder”?
Volume builders are companies that construct hundreds (or thousands) of homes every year. Offering house and land packages, they generally have the convenience of building set-plan dwellings on land already allocated by a property developer.
The advantages of volume builders are that they save you time and money, have specific designs and interior styles available, so you don’t have to stress over what goes where and have stringent quality assurance processes to ensure consistency.
However, one of the main disadvantages of volume builders is that many don’t offer the option to custom-tailor the home’s design, which means your home could look the same as your neighbors. However, companies like Metricon are changing that – and it’s now possible for buyers to create their dream home, thanks to customizable designs.
Choosing Designs
Adding your touch to the layout and design is imperative if you want to give the home character. Whether you are a first-time home buyer, first-time builder, investor, or you’re looking to knockdown-build, you want to have a home that is uniquely yours.
Although the exterior may not be unique with volume build homes, that doesn’t mean you can’t customize the interior to suit your style. Metricon offers various internal options, including your choice of colors, fittings, fixtures, and flooring.
When it comes to the exterior, if you’re after a single story, there are more than 100 different designs and layouts, including the popular Agar and Bohemian, the stylish Davenport, and the more compact Carine. For more unique designs that will fit your taste, Watara Homes is here to help you.
For a double-story, the Franklin is an upscale design perfect for entertaining indoors and out, with four possible floor plans and designer inclusions. This layout produces an abundance of natural light, has an open plan living space, and a minimum of four bedrooms. The Riviera is another popular double-story option and part of Metricon’s Signature range. It’s an award-winning home with a sleek kitchen and open-plan living.
While the Franklin and Riviera are two of the most popular double-story designs, you’ll find many more options.
Are you looking for something different? Metricon’s extensive portfolio also includes split-level and dual occupancy building designs and options for rural homes.
Enhancing Your Choices
While most volume builders already have land within master-planned communities on offer, which saves you the hassle of trying to find a block of land to build your new home on, it can also be limiting. Fortunately, though, that’s not the limit for Metricon, and they can also build on land you already own, should you love one of their designs.
To make life as easy as possible for home buyers, Metricon’s Studio M is a selection center located in Melbourne that offers customers the chance to explore the fits and fixtures of the home designs to make a more informed decision. Studio M is open for one-on-one meetings (maximum of 2 adults).
Explore Metricon’s Melbourne home designs online and start building the home of your dreams.
Bio
Metricon has been building quality homes in Australia since 1976, with display homes across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. The company provides innovative, practical home designs and has won many prestigious awards from industry organizations, including the Master Builders Association and the Housing Industry of Australia.
Like what you’re reading? Subscribe to our top stories.
Discussion about this post