Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 14, 2009 10:01 pm Hi
anyone knows what is M3 soil classification? My builder just came out with our site work cost after site survey and from our previous estimate $14k has now become $37k for sitework... because of M3 soil classification. Now we have to look for new land to fit our budget... so disappointed! we were so close to send our paperwork to get our loan approval! I was planning to build in Seville Mews estate in Seville Grove WA. Re: soil classification M3 2Jan 14, 2009 11:22 pm M = Medium, thats a good soil to be on
3 is just the level of medium, the guru's will explain more Maybe there is a lot of rock to be removed? Maybe try another builder..... Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: soil classification M3 3Jan 15, 2009 12:26 pm How big is the house... And how as the initial budget set? That's a huge increase to go to M... Considering there isn't that big an increase in the slab design from S class... Electrical Engineer... Don't hold that against me... And keen owner builder... Mainly the building part!! Re: soil classification M3 4Jan 15, 2009 1:04 pm the house is 280 sqm sitting on a lot size of 600 sqm. the initial budget was set for S class based on the works of houses in the surrounding area. but apparently this lot has turned out to be M class. and budget blew from 14k to 37k.. I am puzzled too. Re: soil classification M3 5Jan 15, 2009 3:15 pm Hi tinfish, if possible ASK for a copy of the Soil Report from your builder. They probably wont give it to you but that is ridiculous!
My test came back a M-Class with Piering required which is really bad (A P-Class). This meant at least $15k in extra site costs. I said there is no way that is possible as my neighbours didn't have it that bad and the Developers assured me it cant be either. I rang the soil testing company directly and said that their test is rubbish and there is no way I have 2m of fill on my block so they agreed to retest it. 3 days later I now have a S-Class slab result with NO piering and actually had my building quote reduced as I had allowed for a M-Class slab. Still cant believe that the testing monkey's can get it so wrong. Thats terrible as some people would just accept their decision and pay for it when it's actually not required at all (albeit they would have a house that wouldn't even move in an earthquake!). So yeah definately dispute it and ask them a BIG please explain! Get your developer involved as they certainly dont want people getting bad soil test reports as it puts off future sales home loan advice, sydney home loan centre 6Jan 15, 2009 4:44 pm Gester Hi tinfish, if possible ASK for a copy of the Soil Report from your builder. They probably wont give it to you but that is ridiculous! My test came back a M-Class with Piering required which is really bad (A P-Class). This meant at least $15k in extra site costs. I said there is no way that is possible as my neighbours didn't have it that bad and the Developers assured me it cant be either. I rang the soil testing company directly and said that their test is rubbish and there is no way I have 2m of fill on my block so they agreed to retest it. 3 days later I now have a S-Class slab result with NO piering and actually had my building quote reduced as I had allowed for a M-Class slab. Still cant believe that the testing monkey's can get it so wrong. Thats terrible as some people would just accept their decision and pay for it when it's actually not required at all (albeit they would have a house that wouldn't even move in an earthquake!). So yeah definately dispute it and ask them a BIG please explain! Get your developer involved as they certainly dont want people getting bad soil test reports as it puts off future sales Gester, that's outrageous! Maybe they send out students on work experience to do the testing for them. Re: soil classification M3 7Apr 14, 2009 11:49 pm so in the end it did turn out that the lot had some problems. so we had no choice but to let go of that land and hunt for a new one. But the one we have now is in a better location and the site cost is only 8k. so very happy with that. Builder: celebration homes,WA Slab down:12-Aug-09 Plate High:21-Sep-09 roof complete : 22-Oct-09 lockup: 19-Nov-09 PCI : 16-Dec-09 Key handover : 22-Dec-09 Re: soil classification M3 8Apr 15, 2009 1:37 am Thats great tinfish...8k sounds much better than 37k Is the new land still in Seville Grove or did you go to another suburb? Re: soil classification M3 9Apr 15, 2009 2:25 am the new land is still in Seville Grove.... just around the corner from the previous block we had chosen... Builder: celebration homes,WA Slab down:12-Aug-09 Plate High:21-Sep-09 roof complete : 22-Oct-09 lockup: 19-Nov-09 PCI : 16-Dec-09 Key handover : 22-Dec-09 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13107 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 37160 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5197 |