Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 24, 2024 1:35 am Hi everyone, First time poster but been reading lots of valuable discussions here. We recently purchased a property in Melbourne eastern suburb with the idea of knockdown rebuild. It’s an old house on a square flat block of approximately 600m2. I’ve spoken to a few volume builders to get few quotes ranging around $550k-$650k (inclusive of site cost allowance of $50k and council requirements for $25k) for a 2 storey house with about 40 squares and average finish. We’ve also allowed the following costs: - Demo $30k - tree cutting $5k - Underground power pit $7k - Landscaping including concrete driveway $50k - Contingency $40k Do these costs seem reasonable and are there any other costs that we might have missed? Also keen to hear some experiences for anyone that’s gone through the KDRB journey and their costs. Cheers! Re: Costs of knock down rebuild in Melbourne 2024 3Jun 02, 2024 11:33 am I'm on that journey. I had to demolish a single story brick veneer on concrete raft slab about 220 sq meters for about $19k. They took forever to get a permit and I mean like 8 months but this was during COVID. It was winter so there was mud and the land was left chopped up and not levelled. He was meant to cap the sewer but didn't even though it was in the contract so in the ended up paying another $1k for a plumber. When he came back the crossover protection was removed and- guess what- his excavater cracked the cross-over...my fault...I guess. Had to abolish services: Ausnet gas charged over $1k to do it, I think its free now. The NBN did it for nothing but there were NBN approved decommissioners wanting $1k to do it There were small fees for electricity abolishment and I already had a pit. Water meter stayed where it was. $550k is actually a good price-you do get a lot for your money, IMO. Tradie may sit at home but will need to get house plastered as well or will you sit it out? 6 10931 I engaged my builder in December last year and we’ve been working on preliminary drawings for last couple of months. I got a call from the salesperson this morning… 0 2186 For our new build in NSW we opted for a heat pump with a 315L storage tank. Early days yet as we only moved in 6 weeks ago. Haven't run out out of hot water though. Ours… 7 5024 ![]() |