Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How long does it take for a 2 storey house to be built? 2Feb 07, 2009 9:34 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: How long does it take for a 2 storey house to be built? 4Feb 07, 2009 9:53 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: How long does it take for a 2 storey house to be built? 7Feb 08, 2009 9:19 am We are building with Be@umonde in Perth, the contract time for a 2 storey rendered house (brick and concrete slab) is 18 months) which was pretty standard at the time we signed - April 08. Plans were already approved for development by council by this stage (and then we subsequently had to get the building licence). Slab was poured in July 08 (we had to demolish an existing house first) and we are tracking to finish in June this year - so 11 months from slab down as opposed to 18 months in the contract. The downturn in the economy has at least been good for our build time
The fact that you signed before Xmas and it's still not with the Shire is an issue - make sure to get on the builder's case about it, and then follow up with the shire yourself as well. I find taking small children in with me to the Shire offices to speak with the approver personally works well. The price you're seeing for a high-spec 2-storey home in Perth sounds steep, but unfortunately, it's kind of the norm these… 8 7981 Hi Kristy Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the costs for… 1 9976 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20417 |