Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 2Mar 17, 2022 9:53 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 4Mar 17, 2022 10:25 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 7Mar 17, 2022 11:39 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 11Mar 18, 2022 10:01 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 12Mar 18, 2022 10:20 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: Putting off new build due to inflation 15Mar 19, 2022 10:52 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 17Mar 23, 2022 1:17 am There are far fewer people entering the trades, so the rates the trades are going to charge isn't going to decrease. The fed and state governments have just thrown container loads of money into construction, we are way past bucketloads, so it would be reasonable to believe the days of first home owner grants are gone for at least the next 5 odd years. Substantial areas of QLD & NSW have been washed away. Insurers are known to pay about 1.5 times the normal rate to get the work done quickly. All governments have abandoned any concept of providing public housing, so rents are through the roof and vacancies are through the floor. and for the past 3 years everyone that has a soap box has been standing on it crying the bust is around the corner. Pretty straight road from where i'm looking. I've been in this game for 40 yrs, house prices don't come down, the level of give-a-ways just increases in quieter times. Affordability will keep outpacing most budgets and the Aussie Dream will change from "come and look at our new home" to "come and look at the home we're renting". We are Expert Consultant's, and we are here to help. Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 18Mar 23, 2022 3:45 pm I am currently going through the quote for a custom build and builder already increased the quote by 5% within 2-3 weeks of original quote. builder is saying that they are revising the quotation price every month and until a fixed price contract is signed, prices are not locked and continue to increase. in a very bad situation right now on how to decide so quickly Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 19Mar 23, 2022 3:54 pm idev that is the dilemma facing many currently. Bite the bullet and do it now or just put it off until prices stabilise and competition comes back in to push prices down. However no one knows how long the wait will be and of course there is no guarantee prices will come down. Also be wary of so called "fixed price" contracts there is always some out clause for the builder to pass on significant price increases. Re: Putting off new build due to inflation 20Mar 23, 2022 4:15 pm I don't think prices will stabilise anytime soon - atleast not this year. Have a read on this article that talks about why Condev and Probuild defaulted. https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industr ... -industry/ DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you doing this with a building permit? Conversion of a non habitable room into a habitable room requires building permit. 3 17513 I couldn't attached the photo for some reason. Here is the link to the photo https://pin.it/79jwdMp 1 3232 Get some long brass machine screws and bolt right through the gate and put brass acorn nuts and washers on the other side. It will never come off 1 9244 |