Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 18, 2020 9:53 pm Hi all! I am wondering if anyone could help me interpret my soil test? I have been provided 16k(Fairhaven) , 25k (Henley) for fixed site cost. My preferred builder is quoting me 35k site costs and they are not able to fix without doing soil test. I am trying to understand why a builder is asking 35k for my site cost. They say it's because I may need retaining wall but I am sure when I looked at my land, there's already a retaining wall on the area adjacent to the secondary street (i have a corner block) so I am just trying to understand why this builder is asking for 35k Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ For those who may be interested to help, here's a link to my soil test https://m365x497266-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/admin_m365x497266_onmicrosoft_com/EpGCCuXQoc9KrmIeF3XYPhUB27ycY8B7TVeja0aLObkWKw?e=TYbrsO thank you so much for all the help!! Re: do i need retaining wall - builder asking 35k site cost 2Sep 19, 2020 11:14 am It appears you are getting conflicting information from a number of salespeople/ builders. I suggest you arm yourself with all relevant information (ie , your own rough Floor plan, Contour survey, geotech report, preliminary engineering footing details, then use 3D Bim to determine areas, quantities, rates, cost are on the internet. The data/costs puts you in a better position to negotiate fairly, Of course if the builder's not interested, take your plans and data and find another Help! How to decide on Builder without Quotes Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5141 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37085 Thanks for the insight! My plot is a new development so hopefully I won't have too much problem during build as everyone should be roughly building together. I also… 2 3353 |