Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Unexpected Site Costs 2Feb 22, 2022 10:11 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using siphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost, siphonic, eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Unexpected Site Costs 3Feb 23, 2022 5:25 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Unexpected Site Costs 4Feb 23, 2022 9:12 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Unexpected Site Costs 7Feb 26, 2022 6:25 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Unexpected Site Costs 9Aug 21, 2022 3:29 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Unexpected Site Costs 13Aug 31, 2022 5:44 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Unexpected Site Costs 14Aug 31, 2022 9:12 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Unexpected Site Costs 16Aug 31, 2022 9:15 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Unexpected Site Costs 19Sep 06, 2022 7:31 am slacker878 i replied in the stormwater thread but will move the discussion here instead: this is the original contour prior to fill: original contour slope back to the right corner. You will need to find the SW invert levels, connection points and look at various certified optionsto handle SW disposal ie. charged system, tanks/pumps, etc. A site cross section elevation with heights will help you understand the situation better, then weight up costs slacker878 original contour slope back to the right corner. so the seller has already filled about 0.4m to achieve the contours seen in the 2nd pic. not too happy about the batter but i could build landscaping retaining walls down the track if required.. plantation homes want to fill a further 350mm to aid storm water drainage at a cost ~$25k. not to mention further additional cost for piering after the fill. retaining will be required, but as soon as extra soil is dumped the costs will jump from cheap colorbond panels/fence to a more substantial system + Drainage. Here in Perth adding 350mm addition soil require a trip back to Council and recertification? This also impacts your neighbours, footings options, accessibility SW, etc. Something that should have been look at before hand. slacker878 is that even necessary? they state that the land is still too flat for adequate drainage. no storm water drains nearby or easements. Let me guess the artist/salesman said "Trust me, we'll sort that out later in the office once you've paid the deposit?" (humour) You'll need to make that call once you have all the facts/costs, But there is no 3 other quotes once you are locked in to one builder exclusively Forewarned is forearmed Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Unexpected Site Costs 20Sep 06, 2022 2:54 pm I'm a bit lost - they are all huge numbers. What comes under the heading of 'site costs'? Does it count any slab work? I only know what we have done on our build so go easy if I am missing something! Our block is more or less flat - all corners are within 0.2 on the contour survey (10-10.2), house FFL at 10.46. Contour survey $720 + GST + Builders Margin We did storm water design as a part of the development approval ($850 ++) and required 3x soakwells installed (~$4k ++). Geotech report ($950++) said compaction was required. We had to bring in a load of sand too so site costs (sand and compaction) were $1800++. So if BM was 20% it's still only 12k? I guess you could also add an extra few $100 as we had to put some retaining plinths on the new colorbond fence? 1 25586 Henley should give you some indication of site costs. Too many variable to give you any reasonable accuracy 1 8108 Hi El Forgo From what you are describing, I would be budgeting at least $6,000-7,000/sqm at an absolute minimum, possibly even $8,000. This factors in: 1. The sheer… 4 8647 |