Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 16, 2009 11:10 pm Hi Everyone, I just wanted to get an idea on how much site cost people have paid at Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds for those who have started building in these 2 areas? Thanks. Building at Kellyville Ridge - First Home buyer 11/5/10 - Port-a-loo delivered hahahaha 14/5/10 - Land was scraped (NEED TO GET RID OF ALL THIS UNWANTED DIRT) 20/5/10 - Concrete Piers all 45 of them. 21/5/10 - Plumbing 27/5/10 - concrete slab completed Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 2Sep 21, 2009 8:56 pm Hi, We haven't started yet but from what we know most blocks in the area are H class soil. There are a few M class pockets up towards Fyfe Rd. Seems to be that blocks that dont have fill and dont have a large amount of clay are the M's. As for costs depends on the builder Low end $8K- $10K for M and $15K- $20K or more for H class. Most big builders include site costs based on M class. Where is your land or the land you are looking at Paul12? Min Building at The Ponds Land reg 3/12/09, Land settled 18/12/09 Approved by Design Panel 16/11/09, Submitted to council 24/11/09, Approved by Council 21/1/10 Site Start 21/5/10 http://andyminpondsbuild.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19800 Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 3Sep 21, 2009 9:07 pm We have H class soil and a fall of 10mm in The Ponds. Our additional site costs were less than $2K, but another builder was prepared to charge us nearly $10K! Shop around - the difference in site costs between builders is quite significant. Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 4Nov 13, 2009 8:03 am Thanks for that info guys. Andy_Min - Land is border Line Kellyville Ridge and The Ponds (effectively Kellyville Ridge) but I'm quite sure that some house at the end of my street is The Ponds. Happy to get the 2155 postcode My street is near Conrad Road and I think my site cost will be in the 15K-20K region H class like principessa as per what most builders are telling me. I'm hoping it would be in the lower end so that I can put 9 foot ceilings in my little 4 bedda to give it a more spacious appearance. We are about to exchange on the land soon and hopefully settle by the end of November. We are awaiting Tenders/Quotes from 2 builders and fingers crossed we can sign by end of december so we can get the extra 7K FHOG. Any tips during the negotiation process with builders will be appreciated. Building at Kellyville Ridge - First Home buyer 11/5/10 - Port-a-loo delivered hahahaha 14/5/10 - Land was scraped (NEED TO GET RID OF ALL THIS UNWANTED DIRT) 20/5/10 - Concrete Piers all 45 of them. 21/5/10 - Plumbing 27/5/10 - concrete slab completed Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 5Nov 13, 2009 6:18 pm Paul12 Hi Everyone, I just wanted to get an idea on how much site cost people have paid at Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds for those who have started building in these 2 areas? Thanks. hi guys new to the forum,im actually a site supervisor in the ponds area.there were some soil tests done during the week and its my understanding that the majority came back that an m class slab would be sufficient Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 6Nov 16, 2009 9:41 am thirdtimelucky Paul12 Hi Everyone, I just wanted to get an idea on how much site cost people have paid at Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds for those who have started building in these 2 areas? Thanks. hi guys new to the forum,im actually a site supervisor in the ponds area.there were some soil tests done during the week and its my understanding that the majority came back that an m class slab would be sufficient That certainly gives me some hope.. an M Class slab will save me some good $$$ thanks for that little info thirdtimelucky. Building at Kellyville Ridge - First Home buyer 11/5/10 - Port-a-loo delivered hahahaha 14/5/10 - Land was scraped (NEED TO GET RID OF ALL THIS UNWANTED DIRT) 20/5/10 - Concrete Piers all 45 of them. 21/5/10 - Plumbing 27/5/10 - concrete slab completed Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 7Feb 19, 2010 10:00 pm Hi Guys, We are in the process of building our Metricon Laguna 36 Home along paddle street. We have paid 1000 bucks to organise a site cost and tenders. Although we dont know how much is it gonna be until we got an appointment with them and at the same time to sign it on the day and pay an extra 4 grand. From what we have heard, People buying a land at the ponds end up paying about 25 to 40k for the site cost. Any ideas? we have a H Class slab. Any help would be great. Thanks. Bmucomp Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 8Feb 28, 2010 2:47 pm Did you get a final cost Bmucomp? M told us $25k when we were considering building with them. Site costs really come down to the builder though, as per earlier posts. The piering for H hardly costs the builder much but they always charge a premium. Good luck with you build. Min Building at The Ponds Land reg 3/12/09, Land settled 18/12/09 Approved by Design Panel 16/11/09, Submitted to council 24/11/09, Approved by Council 21/1/10 Site Start 21/5/10 http://andyminpondsbuild.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19800 Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 9Mar 01, 2010 9:09 am Hi Andy, Got an appointment with them tomorrow. Ill let you know how we go. When did you have a qoute with them and did you pay? I was at the ponds on Saturday and spoke to the Guy who built with M. he's got M slab and paid 15K site Cost. So definitely our one would be higher. Its just i dont understand. Building a house that will cost you almost 30 to 40 K just for the site cost is driving me insane. Are you with Private Builder?. Saw your blog and its very helpful. My wife really loves the kitchen. Thats 12k upgrade w/ M. Bmucomp Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 10Mar 01, 2010 12:39 pm Hi, Quote: When did you have a qoute with them and did you pay? We never got to tender this was just one of the initial sit down chats to see if we could afford to build with them. This was just after they opened the displays on Ponds Bvld and after they told us at least $25K for site and another $25K for air con we ran I love the Laguna but only Riva would have squished onto our block and I really dislike the main bedroom in Riva. I like expensive facades too so we would have been waaaaaaaaay out of budget. We would have been $75K over base price before even touching the internals. Quote: Building a house that will cost you almost 30 to 40 K just for the site cost is driving me insane Not just that but driveway, fence , landscape, blinds, carpet, tiles. All those ** little things that add up real fast. Quote: Are you with Private Builder? Yes, After looking at all the builders we had decided on our minimum living requirements and our max budget and we decided to get the most house we could for our budget. Our mortgage broker who is a family friend put us on to his brother who is a builder and after looking at what we wanted quoted us for a complete lock up package with pool included. We should be starting very soon. Quote: Thats 12k upgrade w/ M. Yikes, thats one expensive kitchen. I am personally a big fan of looking expensive but not costing much. The less money I spend on the house the more I have for furniture. Good luck with the appointment tomorrow. You will have to start your own thread/ blog soon. Min Building at The Ponds Land reg 3/12/09, Land settled 18/12/09 Approved by Design Panel 16/11/09, Submitted to council 24/11/09, Approved by Council 21/1/10 Site Start 21/5/10 http://andyminpondsbuild.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19800 Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 11Mar 03, 2010 10:02 am Finally got our tenders/site cost yesterday and it was a kind of mixed emotion. They advised us that our land was one of inexpensive site cost at the ponds. It has 0 mm fall which will save us about 6 thousand. Our soil is H class which is common at the ponds. Site Cost is about 16 thousand plus 2.9k (H class soil) for additional peiring. Thought i could have used that money to something else more usefull like Solar panel or Solar Hot water but i guess it will take some time to build our dream Home. That can be done later on. Anyway, No regrets and because my wife really loves the design, we have signed the tenders and paid additional deposit to prepare the drawings/contracts. A lot of things i have removed due to over budget. I wish i knew a builder beforehand. Although i might need help with something else. I will be starting my own blog soon. Another thing was, everything you wanted to add or modify.. Its always an extra Money! I wanted to put a lap pool later on and as soon as i advised them, they said they need need to add more piering on the side where you gonna put the lap pool whcih about 2 to 3 k . how come It doesnt end! Another headache. Never thought how hard it was to build our dream home. Base price: $268,700 plus variations and site cost 95,000 I feel like just renting now. On the bright side, This saturday will be our first visit to Austral for bricks/tiles/roof colour selection and looking forward to it. Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 12Mar 03, 2010 1:03 pm Congrats on locking in a builder. I think you will find that closer to the creek where you are is all H class because its pretty much clay soil. Once you get up a to higher ground there is actually shale. In my street there is shale on about 5 blocks and the rest is clay and fill. We always budgeted for H just in case. Quote: Base price: $268,700 plus variations and site cost 95,000 When I start to have a mini stress attack about total costs I figure we could always sell as a last resort, if we couldnt afford it. The last 2 storey sale went for over $720K on Pond Bvld, so at worst if we had to sell (not that I would even consider it after all this) we would cover our debts no worries. Makes me feel less stressy. I havent seen a house the size of yours or ours for under $700K. Building at The Ponds Land reg 3/12/09, Land settled 18/12/09 Approved by Design Panel 16/11/09, Submitted to council 24/11/09, Approved by Council 21/1/10 Site Start 21/5/10 http://andyminpondsbuild.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19800 Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 13Mar 03, 2010 2:30 pm Bmucomp Finally got our tenders/site cost yesterday and it was a kind of mixed emotion. They advised us that our land was one of inexpensive site cost at the ponds. It has 0 mm fall which will save us about 6 thousand. Our soil is H class which is common at the ponds. Site Cost is about 16 thousand plus 2.9k (H class soil) for additional peiring. Thought i could have used that money to something else more usefull like Solar panel or Solar Hot water but i guess it will take some time to build our dream Home. That can be done later on. Anyway, No regrets and because my wife really loves the design, we have signed the tenders and paid additional deposit to prepare the drawings/contracts. A lot of things i have removed due to over budget. I wish i knew a builder beforehand. Although i might need help with something else. I will be starting my own blog soon. Another thing was, everything you wanted to add or modify.. Its always an extra Money! I wanted to put a lap pool later on and as soon as i advised them, they said they need need to add more piering on the side where you gonna put the lap pool whcih about 2 to 3 k . how come It doesnt end! Another headache. Never thought how hard it was to build our dream home. Base price: $268,700 plus variations and site cost 95,000 I feel like just renting now. On the bright side, This saturday will be our first visit to Austral for bricks/tiles/roof colour selection and looking forward to it. Hi Bmucomp, Congratulations. We too are building with M and ours is just awaiting council approval. We have chosen the Tribeca 36 but were also considering the Riva and the Laguna. Our site cost was $22k with a "H" class slab. We will also put a pool after hand-over. Hoping that your experience with M is better than us. Regards, Trig Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 14Mar 04, 2010 7:03 am Quote: Hi Bmucomp, Congratulations. We too are building with M and ours is just awaiting council approval. We have chosen the Tribeca 36 but were also considering the Riva and the Laguna. Our site cost was $22k with a "H" class slab. We will also put a pool after hand-over. Hoping that your experience with M is better than us. Regards, Trig Hi Trig, Havent had any issue yet with M. Fingers crossed. Are you building at The Ponds too? Did they charge you extra for additional Piering as you wanted to put a pool? We were closed to get the Tribeca Home but decided to get the Laguna as my wife loves the kitchen and have converted the Living Room to Home Theater Room. Hope you get the council approval soon. Regards, Bmucomp Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 15Mar 04, 2010 10:16 am Bmucomp Hi Trig, Havent had any issue yet with M. Fingers crossed. Are you building at The Ponds too? Did they charge you extra for additional Piering as you wanted to put a pool? We were closed to get the Tribeca Home but decided to get the Laguna as my wife loves the kitchen and have converted the Living Room to Home Theater Room. Hope you get the council approval soon. Regards, Bmucomp Hi Bmucomp, Yes, we are building at The Ponds too. We're in the first Lorious release. M has not charged us for extra piering because they wanted to get the detailed pool plan for them to know what's the cause. My problem is that we will out a pool after handover which could be 12 months from now and the pool plan can change (in time). So we in a catch-22 situation. I do have a a draft pool design that I can give them but it won't be final. Question is, do I really need extra piering if the pool is 2M away from the building and near to the alfresco as supposed to a two storey section of the house. Regards, Trig Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 16Mar 04, 2010 10:19 am andy_min Congrats on locking in a builder. I think you will find that closer to the creek where you are is all H class because its pretty much clay soil. Once you get up a to higher ground there is actually shale. In my street there is shale on about 5 blocks and the rest is clay and fill. We always budgeted for H just in case. Quote: Base price: $268,700 plus variations and site cost 95,000 When I start to have a mini stress attack about total costs I figure we could always sell as a last resort, if we couldnt afford it. The last 2 storey sale went for over $720K on Pond Bvld, so at worst if we had to sell (not that I would even consider it after all this) we would cover our debts no worries. Makes me feel less stressy. I havent seen a house the size of yours or ours for under $700K. Hi Min, We are on the same page. Last resort is selling the property and we are debt free. LOL Builder M is selling their display homes and i believe that the Laguna is about 800k plus? Yikes. How are you going with your Builder? Pretty sure you are saving a lot of money. Are they putting your pool too? is that a lap pool? M advised me that up to 40,000 litres is approved by the council but over than that, we will have a problem getting it approved. I hope i can use that 22k for the pool. Bmucomp Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 17Mar 04, 2010 10:31 am Quote: Hi Bmucomp, Yes, we are building at The Ponds too. We're in the first Lorious release. M has not charged us for extra piering because they wanted to get the detailed pool plan for them to know what's the cause. My problem is that we will out a pool after handover which could be 12 months from now and the pool plan can change (in time). So we in a catch-22 situation. I do have a a draft pool design that I can give them but it won't be final. Question is, do I really need extra piering if the pool is 2M away from the building and near to the alfresco as supposed to a two storey section of the house. Regards, Trig Hi Trig, As far as i know, if its about 1 m away from the building then additional piering wil be required. I'd like the idea of it specially on their brochure. Just confirm it with them coz later on when you want to get your pool constructed, it will probably cost you more. When you do expect to get your council approval? Bmucomp Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 18Mar 04, 2010 11:18 am Hi, Bmucomp- Quote: How are you going with your Builder? Pretty sure you are saving a lot of money. Our builder is good, though he is as frustrated as us at the moment. His builders licence number was being used illegally by someone else a few mths ago so they had to get a new licence issued. The builder is waiting on this at the moment so we are all in limbo as you cant get Home waranty insurance without it. Shoud have a solution sorted today to get us moving. Without this problem we would have started a few weeks ago. We saved quite a lot of money as we negotiated a lock up package that includes all flooring, basic landscape, driveway, pool, air con. We can get access for our own trades at anytime for alarm etc. Quote: Are they putting your pool too? is that a lap pool? Yep our builder is also doing the pool. The pool is 6.8 long X 2.5 Wide with .9m deep at one end and 1.8m deep at the other. It works out as just under 30,000L. We wanted the pool in that corner so it gets a bit of sun through the day and we still need dog access through the yard so we couldnt block it off with a fence. So we just fitted in as much pool as council would approve. We have decided to do our pool when the house is nearly done so we dont have to clean out lots of rubbish from it. We have about 4 meters down that side so access for us is no problem. Trig, Quote: Yes, we are building at The Ponds too. We're in the first Lorious release. How are you? I havent seen any posts from you for a while. I noticed there is already a frame up in Lorius. You can see it as you go over the bridge. They must have been superfast getting into council. Do you have a blog yet? I have this other thread that no one has been joining me on maybe we could move this conversation over there and maybe find some more "Pondies". http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29357 Good Luck to both of you. Min Building at The Ponds Land reg 3/12/09, Land settled 18/12/09 Approved by Design Panel 16/11/09, Submitted to council 24/11/09, Approved by Council 21/1/10 Site Start 21/5/10 http://andyminpondsbuild.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19800 Re: SITE COST - Kellyville Ridge or The Ponds 19Mar 04, 2010 12:43 pm andy_min Trig, Quote: Yes, we are building at The Ponds too. We're in the first Lorious release. How are you? I havent seen any posts from you for a while. I noticed there is already a frame up in Lorius. You can see it as you go over the bridge. They must have been superfast getting into council. Do you have a blog yet? I have this other thread that no one has been joining me on maybe we could move this conversation over there and maybe find some more "Pondies". http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29357 Good Luck to both of you. Min Hi Andy_min, yes, I've been busy at work and we were waiting for the council to approve the plan; which by the way, just been approved!! I went there just before lunch to pay for the bond and they are going to post the documents to M today. Question: Did you pay for the kerb bond or your builder paid it? DW has setup a blod but just in the process of completing it. Will post the link once it's finish. We have not been there (The Ponds - Lorious) for three weeks now. I think this weekend is a good time to visit again. Yeah, for sure, we can move this convo to the other forum. Regards, Trig 3 22678 Petercurtis You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they… 1 20187 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 37340 |