Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 07, 2021 9:46 am Hi guys, New home owner here and we are going to build a double storey house. We have land already just need to select builder. Im confused about why they charge so much for a facade ontop of the base price?? Isnt that part of the house? We got quoted $40k ontop of base $400k this is alot for a base price already. Thanks guys Re: Help -Building costs - confused 2Feb 07, 2021 10:20 am Off memory, a builder we spoke to around a year ago had an allowance of around $5k for a facade in their base price. It really depends on what sort of facade design you’re after, as you already know it can get very expensive. Re: Help -Building costs - confused 5Feb 21, 2021 10:38 pm 5k to 15k is generally the going rate for an upgraded facade with a project builder, there are some that cost more but 40k !? Jeez does it come with 18k gold render or something lol I said after the 1st build “ never again “ & now im on my 3rd Re: Help -Building costs - confused 6Feb 22, 2021 9:26 am You'll be surprised how many battlers and punters get taken for a ride with Fake Architect Images.. It's big business I knock back the engineering on a load ( He He He) of fake projects.. its best to be honest up front and tell them they are going to be r!pped off to the gold plated standard at worse, LOL 24K All that glitters is not solid gold! Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Help -Building costs - confused 7Feb 22, 2021 1:55 pm Anything with glass, balconies or decorative cladding will cost more because they can. People pay for it. Don't forget that part of the value of street appeal is the increased market value. Thogh the value of start appeal is subjective and dependant on where you are building. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Help -Building costs - confused 8Feb 22, 2021 3:11 pm Its just a business model. Just like the health food ads you see on TV. Just eating their food isnt going to make you as attractive as the models they use. The building game is just the same, they are selling a product and showing you how it "could" look. If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 8251 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 12983 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7443 |