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New home builder in Ivanhoe Berstan Homes have a great new display village concept we have a category system for our homes.  Most new home builders have display homes and they are of the same category and that’s where Berstan Homes is different, we offer Cat1-Cat 2 and high end homes all in the same display village.  We have found this combination of new homes ranges a winner with our clients being able to choose from the three categories to find
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Berstan Homes is a Melbourne based home building company offering solutions and designs to suit any shaped or size block, with the ultimate quality result at the end of the process your dream home.  Berstan Homes unlike most builders offer a complete service with designing, engineering and construction. Berstan will handle all planning and council requirements leaving you to do what you do best and not needing to deal with the numerous complexities of the whole process.
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So you have decided to consider a custom home builder and wondering where to start. There is a large range of styles, looks and so many quality products from impressive brand names, let Berstan Homes help you put it all together.  Step one with Berstan Homes is to come and browse all the options available to you at our display centre. Once you have seen our display homes, I always advise our clients to make a list of must haves.
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Forest Hill is said to derive from the name of a cottage owned by early settler Captain Bunbury and is descriptive of the district's original bushland setting.  With most homes in Forest Hill approaching 60 years plus in age it means most home owners will have major problems arising, the main being the maintenance costs are excessive and ongoing. Another is the energy rating are poor to say the least and because the rating are so low just running these
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As Australia's largest timber door manufacturer, Corinthian has taken its famous brand around the world, securing an international reputation for quality, innovation and design. Corinthian is now part of the JELD-WEN family, the world's largest supplier of timber doors and windows. Established in 1942, Corinthian has showrooms and manufacturing facilities in all mainland Australian State capitals. Its major manufacturing facility occupies a 4.5 hectare site at St Marys in Sydney's west. Corinthian has worked hard and long, since its foundation
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Choosing a builder and building a new home is not just something you should rush into there are many questions that need to be answered, here are just a few: How long has the builder been building homes? Have the building company got display homes that you can inspect. Will you be dealing with the building practioner or just the sales staff? Who will be doing the designing? Who will check for the building to comply with the residential code?
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Being born in Ivanhoe helps builder Mark Bryson and his family with local knowledge of the Ivanhoe area. Mark and brother Paul were both born in the Airlie hospital Ivanhoe in the 1960s and it’s great to see the Airlie still standing.  Our family home was located in Locksley Road and the Bryson family spent many good years in that old home, until moving to the Eastern suburbs.When we lived in Ivanhoe there was a shortage of young families in
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Balwyn named after the 1858 vineyard and rural retreat of the then Age editor Andrew Murray. The retreat was located on Balwyn Road and according to Mr Murray the name was Gaelic for "wine-house". Many homes in Balwyn are at the high end of maintenance and are of old design that just won’t work for the modern family. The best way to achieve your perfect dream home is a knockdown rebuild in the Balwyn area. Berstan Homes are the knock
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The name Pascoe Vale resinated from the suburb being purchased, settled and named "Pascoeville" by John Pascoe Fawkner after Pascoville Farm, where he lived from 1842. With most homes in the Pascoe Vale area being well over the 70 year mark it leaves them with many problems.  Just some of the problems are the energy ratings are extremely poor making them very expensive to heat and cool due to there being nothing to stop the energy leaving the home. Bad
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If you’re in the market for a home builder in the Templestowe area contact Berstan Homes for an informative chat about your project. Berstan Homes are capable of providing a very varied collection of builds from smaller unit size home builds to larger custom designed home builds. Berstan Homes also offer multiple categories of home standards from entry level Cat 1 to middle range Cat 2 builds and our Cat 3 high end builds all three Categories are currently on
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