Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Knock down rebuild hidden costs 2Jun 10, 2019 6:30 pm Our build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82369&p=1525857&hilit=fairhaven#p1525857 Re: Knock down rebuild hidden costs 3Jun 13, 2019 12:09 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Knock down rebuild hidden costs 5Jun 13, 2019 8:38 pm aussieta a knock down always disturbs the soil and becomes a P site Not so, You can get good cheap compaction on a sandy site, so it doesn't always become a problem site Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Knock down rebuild hidden costs 6Jan 25, 2020 12:05 pm Site costs are always a potential blow out. When building on an empty block I think soil tests can be easier, when there is an existing home I don't know how they can do a soil test in the middle of the block to determine the foundation class and what footings / foundations are needed. Maybe check to see if council has any documentation from when your house was first built, this way the builder can't say they are not aware and raise a variation / extra site costs later. Here is a pretty detailed guide on site costs: https://www.pivothomes.com.au/building/building-site-costs/ We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13744 Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37681 5 6803 |