Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Prime and provisional costs 7Apr 26, 2009 12:09 am Unfortunately what is fair and reasonable, doesn't seem to apply to the building industry in most cases. Quite often its not cost effective to do things yourself, example, a friend of mine is a plasterer and the credit they got back from doing plastering for their house was barely enough to cover costs (and they were trade costs). ICK So glad the building is over, never again. Loooove our house, but still not quite sure it was worth all of the stress they put us through! 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 7554 Ha all, I am now about half way (maybe a bit more) through my build with Carlisle Homes - double-storey knockdown/rebuild project. So I am now doing my due diligence and… 0 3728 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 13111 |