Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Site Work Costs 5Sep 01, 2017 9:32 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Site Work Costs 7Sep 01, 2017 11:11 am Newbie76 You have just reinforced what I've said previously.. If you require further accurate information you need to provide more information ie house size, orientation, construction specifications, geotech report, contour,etc,etc Alternatively ....after you've paid a fee to the salesman for preparation of Plans & Docs get ready for the $ticker $hock. Hoping for a middle ground does not amount to anything without facts & proofs.. OT, Salesman on big commissions just tell you what you want to hear and then let someone else in the office sort it out later. Without Data & Proofs as the saying goes regarding sales , "Buyers are liars and sellers are swindlers" Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Site Work Costs 8Sep 01, 2017 12:21 pm Send me your plans via PM and ill look at them, i am an estimator for a building company in Perth, the price of 8K for coastal conditions is over the top unless the house is huge or its within 200 meters of breaking surf then that would make sense, same with the C8 detail its obviously a single storey house. I will ve able to give you some idea on what we would charge but both quotes seem expensive Re: Site Work Costs 10Sep 01, 2017 6:44 pm We payed an extra $90k for ours. We had bushfire and slope. It adds up quite quickly. Re: Site Work Costs 12Sep 02, 2017 7:20 am @newby76 Most builders will see your build as a money pit..even more reason to do your homework & make decisions based on facts. Get a copy of the Codes Doozer1905 I think most battlers are tired of getting varying quotes without being told why, mate, if you want to pick up work put up some useful information that also helps others . then if people trust you they'll send you plans ...just a thought (OT I doubt if builders have a copy of the relevant codes as most builder guess on the higher cost side and then wait for the Engineering to come in), needamoneytree Pity you werent told that before you decided to build with conventional building Methods & Materials..get a copy of the codes OT Builders don't like reducing the overall build costs it reduces their profits and then theres the location, quality, wealth, middle tier, you can pay more, taxes...call it what you want, Salesman commission..you don't see them all, but they are there Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Site Work Costs 13Sep 04, 2017 5:30 pm StructuralBIMGuy @newby76 Most builders will see your build as a money pit..even more reason to do your homework & make decisions based on facts. Get a copy of the Codes Doozer1905 I think most battlers are tired of getting varying quotes without being told why, mate, if you want to pick up work put up some useful information that also helps others . then if people trust you they'll send you plans ...just a thought (OT I doubt if builders have a copy of the relevant codes as most builder guess on the higher cost side and then wait for the Engineering to come in), needamoneytree Pity you werent told that before you decided to build with conventional building Methods & Materials..get a copy of the codes OT Builders don't like reducing the overall build costs it reduces their profits and then theres the location, quality, wealth, middle tier, you can pay more, taxes...call it what you want, Salesman commission..you don't see them all, but they are there We knew before hand all the builders we spoke to where very upfront with costs we chose the house we wanted. So it cost us. Is anyone building with Mojo and have a recent site cost tender 0 16341 Henley should give you some indication of site costs. Too many variable to give you any reasonable accuracy 1 2292 I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. Then we reached out to a couple of renovation companies and one… 5 11147 |