What is important to you when building your new home?
- High insulation / low energy (66%, 757 Votes)
- Ensuite bathroom (59%, 678 Votes)
- Low maintenance materials (57%, 653 Votes)
- Walk-in wardrobe (53%, 609 Votes)
- Earthquake proof house design (50%, 571 Votes)
- Double garage (48%, 557 Votes)
- Low cost construction (46%, 526 Votes)
- Single level floor plan (45%, 516 Votes)
- 4 or more bedrooms (38%, 436 Votes)
- Home office (34%, 393 Votes)
- Modern exterior design (34%, 393 Votes)
- 3 bedrooms (34%, 391 Votes)
- Scullery (31%, 354 Votes)
- Architect designed (25%, 283 Votes)
- Character exterior design (21%, 247 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,152
Start Date: September 2, 2011 @ 8:50 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What roofing cladding will you choose?
- Metal tiles (80%, 4 Votes)
- Clay tiles (20%, 1 Votes)
- Shingles (0%, 0 Votes)
- Corrugated metal (0%, 0 Votes)
- Concrete tiles (0%, 0 Votes)
- Other (0%, 0 Votes)
- Other long-run metal (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 5
Start Date: July 10, 2011 @ 5:21 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What building materials will you use?
- Timber frame (31%, 74 Votes)
- Concrete block masonry (24%, 57 Votes)
- Steel frame (Axxis) (20%, 47 Votes)
- Concrete tilt-slab (15%, 36 Votes)
- Straw bale (13%, 30 Votes)
- Insulated concrete form (ICF) (13%, 30 Votes)
- Timber post and beam (10%, 24 Votes)
- Triboard panel (9%, 21 Votes)
- Structural insulated panels (SIPs) (9%, 21 Votes)
- Rammed earth (8%, 20 Votes)
- Metra panel (Maxim) (8%, 18 Votes)
- Steel portal (shed/barn) (3%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 236
Start Date: October 28, 2010 @ 9:44 am
End Date: No Expiry
Will you choose an independent local builder or franchisee builder to build your new home?
- An independent local Builder (27%, 24 Votes)
- I will be an Owner-Builder (26%, 23 Votes)
- GJ Gardner Homes (10%, 9 Votes)
- Lockwood Homes (9%, 8 Votes)
- McRaeway Homes (6%, 5 Votes)
- Golden Homes (6%, 5 Votes)
- Jennian Homes (4%, 4 Votes)
- Other (4%, 4 Votes)
- Stonewood Homes (3%, 3 Votes)
- Platinum Homes (2%, 2 Votes)
- Signature Homes (2%, 2 Votes)
- Fowler Homes (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 90
Start Date: September 13, 2010 @ 8:20 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What are the top 5 features important to you when building your new home?
- Low maintenance materials (47%, 67 Votes)
- Low energy consumption (41%, 59 Votes)
- Single level (35%, 50 Votes)
- Ultra high insulation (34%, 49 Votes)
- 4 Bedrooms (34%, 49 Votes)
- Biggest house for budget (33%, 48 Votes)
- Home office (31%, 45 Votes)
- Lowest cost per square meter (27%, 39 Votes)
- 3 Bedrooms (26%, 38 Votes)
- Ducted heating & ventilation (24%, 34 Votes)
- Cheapest price (22%, 31 Votes)
- 2 living rooms (20%, 29 Votes)
- 'Green' construction (17%, 25 Votes)
- 2 Bedrooms (12%, 17 Votes)
- Universal design (accessible) (6%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 144
Start Date: August 22, 2010 @ 1:41 pm
End Date: No Expiry