Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Here it goes... the start & already qns qns ... help 14Jun 14, 2007 1:33 pm kevin 3. After the soil test, the builder is saying that the site costs will be fixed except for rock? Doesn't the site cost cover rock? I think it's because they need to do some excavation. Therefore if there's rock when they do the excavation they need extra effort to handle that, which means more $$. kevin 4. Any other advise before we proceed for the first appointment? Always shop around and talk to at least 5 builders. Then use the specials/experience from one of them to get a better deal from the others. It's a painful process but worth the effort once you got your dream home finished. Good luck! Cheers Allan http://building-our-first-house.blogspot.com/ If your patio is going to be 35 sqm then that's going to need Council Approval. The fact that they previously approved your 25sqm patio will be irelevant 1 5506 Hi there, long-time lurker but first time posting. I've bought a house 2 and a bit years ago and last year we had some major water damage on a converted pergola area… 0 7931 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12511 |