Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 3Nov 01, 2017 10:12 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 5Nov 02, 2017 10:14 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 7Nov 02, 2017 1:56 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 9Nov 02, 2017 7:14 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 15Nov 03, 2017 8:16 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 17Nov 03, 2017 8:38 am TheBigHouse ayaman Wow. Just thought I'd check back to see if anyone had responded. This got away from me really fast didn't it?! Maybe I should have given some context. This is my 3rd build it is going to be the dream home, we will not be doing another build anytime soon. It is an $800,000 luxury build and I would love a garden to match. We did the cheaper Bunnings DIY garden in the first two homes and I have to say, I honestly regretted it both times. Definitely cheaper yes, but did nothing to add value to either of the homes. Won't be lending from the banks so no worries there. This time around I want a quality job done by a professional landscape designer. Having said all that, I would still like to hear from others who may have recently done a landscape with a similar scope to ours maybe they could give me some guidance with what they paid or perhaps hear from landscape designers in the profession who could tell me honestly if the price is overblown or not. I appreciate the responses so far, especially the tip about the garden lights from TheBigHouse.Thanks for that I spoke to the landscaper today and he has definitely got some cheaper options for me to look at. Maybe not as cheap as the Bunnings 12 volt lights but definitely cheaper than the original price!! Thanks again everyone. Great forum! Glad to help if I can. My thoughts were similar to yours, our latest build was our second. One thing I think about all this is that in general most landscaping does not much to improve I've the value of your home but in saying that I don't think you are overcapitalising if you stick to around 15% of your house build cost to do landscaping. Going over that make sure it's for things you will really enjoy rather than thinking about resale. In our house we already had a pool, but I paid to remodel it, add a spa to the side and got new equipment. That was 60k to do that and also only included the coping. For the rest we paid 77k which included front and rear driveways (rear single driveway to access rear property) a big travertine pool deck and patio, ~600sqM of turf, front brick wall, crushed granite pathways, perimeter walkway concrete around "the big house", a brick base for my big shed, front driveway crossover, a new footpath all across the frontage, and various underground provisions for future use, drainage etc. I didn't do irrigation this time as I wanted to plan better and do after we built. I did do it is the last house and it was similar prices to yours so that's why I didn't mention it:) I hope this helps. Thanks! That helps me a lot! Your pool area looks amazing, the travertine is stunning! We originally went into this project with a budget of $80,000 for the landscaping and $80,000 for the pool which looking at your costs, tells me I was on the right track. We have gone over by a good $50,000 on the 'nice to haves'. The landscaper has said the next step is to sit and go through the quote with a fine tooth comb to work out materials etc and look for areas we can trim it down. For example, the motorised vergola is a 'nice to have', but at $25,000, we can find something cheaper. I'll be interested to see how much I can cut down without compromising too much on quality and what we want. This is the forever home, no plans to sell, so it's truly about doing it for us. We work our bums off and would love to create ourselves a little oasis to come home to! Thanks for sharing, you've created a beautiful space! Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 18Nov 03, 2017 8:41 am TheBigHouse StructuralBIMGuy Thanks for sharing Nothing special there except the price....here $200K/800K =25% on landscaping and LOL you recommend 15% by your calcs his over capitalised? It's lucky ayaman doesn't have to bank on your figures *** off. LOL...I can see math isn't your strongest point Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 19Nov 03, 2017 8:48 am cat_dunc Hey have you looked at Orph’s landscaping? Search for him on here. He had a landscaper do his yard. No, I haven't seen Orph's Landscaping. Thanks for the tip, I will definitely search for him and have a look! Thanks Re: Is this quote reasonable?? 20Nov 03, 2017 8:49 am ayaman . For example, the motorised vergola is a 'nice to have', but at $25,000, we can find something cheaper. I'll be interested to see how much I can cut down without compromising too much on quality and what we want. This is the forever home, no plans to sell, so it's truly about doing it for us. We work our bums off and would love to create ourselves a little oasis to come home to! Ha..ha...ha..Now I've seen it all Here are budget Automatic Louvre Pergola hth Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Seems good to me. I've been told $4-5k/sqm is reasonable in Perth. 2 11189 hey there! 😊 so, it’s kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20922 I was being kind to the builder. With the amount charged for the upgrade the builder is probably charging closer to 100% margin. There are a few variables as I… 5 14332 |