Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Cost comparison for third storey 4Jan 27, 2019 8:39 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Cost comparison for third storey 11Jan 28, 2019 11:00 am gillybean kks Michelle, have a look at - for example - this little 3-storey/4-bed in Colombo on a 260square metre block. Just makes me weep when I see the dog-boxes we Aussies build on our small blocks when this type of concept is available! http://www.kpproperty.lk/property/brand ... 9n6uK4Vs3I Thanks for giving me a laugh today, never heard a 40+ square home over 3 levels with a rooftop space described as little, but there you go. Good luck to the average HomeOne forum member hoping to build similar. 😂 lol! I kinda forget how much space there actually is in these sort of homes. You'd enjoy how they are built to be affordable there in SL. On-site labour is relatively cheap but you'd be surprised how expensive building materials can be. The homes are often made with a cast-on-site concrete grid frame where the in-fill panels are just a crude brick but then given the cosmetic treatment with plastering or tile. You can see, too, from the photos of that house that some of the timber work is a bit rough-and-ready but that is typical. All usually turns out pretty pleasant looking. The common inclusion of a roof garden or terrace makes for really relaxed evening living. Some of the apparently excessive living area is taken up with space for the home-help; bit different there to Oz! Really like some of the architectural stuff the young SL professionals are doing. The price you're seeing for a high-spec 2-storey home in Perth sounds steep, but unfortunately, it's kind of the norm these… 8 8028 1 4592 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8205 |