Browse Forums Building A New House Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4481Dec 22, 2013 5:38 pm Hi ubet7... So your carpet cost, was that ($6781) the total cost of the cat 3 carpet or is the additioanl upgrade cost from the cat1 flooring pack , to which i beleive is about $9500 ? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4482Dec 22, 2013 10:38 pm walkz187 Dekota30, we upgraded all our wet areas. Laundry, power room, bathroom,toilet and ensuite. This was on the serrento 43. This would be close to 60sqm I think. Cost was a little over 2k for the 300x600 porcelain tile (grey ash) upgrade. We were told the cost was due to labour, not the cost of the tile. Hope it helps. Hey walks187, Thanks heaps for that, I've made an allowance for the tile laying cost of $2500k so hoping it comes around that, we were originally going to do engineered floating floor after handover but our site costs came in too high to now opted for the flooring pack! Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4483Dec 22, 2013 11:38 pm Dekota30 So your site costs came in high?ay I ask was sort of site & slab class you have? Do you have fall over the building platform? I'm concerned over site costs tooo . I have some fall of land ( 1.7m over build platform ) on very clay soil in northern suburbs. Report came back as P site for H2 slab Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4484Dec 22, 2013 11:57 pm greatch Dekota30 So your site costs came in high?ay I ask was sort of site & slab class you have? Do you have fall over the building platform? I'm concerned over site costs tooo . I have some fall of land ( 1.7m over build platform ) on very clay soil in northern suburbs. Report came back as P site for H2 slab Yes they did indeed!! $10k over total costs are... Drum roll..... $27,879 We are virtually flat with 300mm fall over the entire block its a p class site. The Slab is either a h2 or p raft or rigid slab. We are in Laurimar. We are on fill and apparently require screw piles throughout. I think it's a bit overboard but I have requested copies off the the documents and enginering when they return so I can have a good look at them prior to our colour selections in jan. I'm questioning it as the house next door has a couple of piers at the back due to an Easement. I know each site is different but it can't vary to that extreem. Either CH are extreemly over engineering or the other builder has under engineered ??? I doubt that your costs will come close to what ours are, so much for thinking flat land was cheaper to build on! Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4487Dec 23, 2013 7:25 am ubet7 TempestSkye Has anyone picked up a wool carpet (cat4+, I think?) or heard how much it would cost? We got cat 3 carpet. Milano 46. Entire upstairs, staircase and study and home theatre $6781. Thanks, ubet7! That gives me an idea of what I could be looking at Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4488Dec 23, 2013 7:41 am Dakota 30 Yes they did indeed!! $10k over total costs are... Drum roll..... $27,879 We are virtually flat with 300mm fall over the entire block its a p class site. The Slab is either a h2 or p raft or rigid slab. We are in Laurimar. We are on fill and apparently require screw piles throughout. I think it's a bit overboard but I have requested copies off the the documents and enginering when they return so I can have a good look at them prior to our colour selections in jan. I'm questioning it as the house next door has a couple of piers at the back due to an Easement. I know each site is different but it can't vary to that extreem. Either CH are extreemly over engineering or the other builder has under engineered ??? I doubt that your costs will come close to what ours are, so much for thinking flat land was cheaper to build on! From what I gather, most other builders are probably under-engineering their slabs. It's about whether you want an attitude of "that's the minimum for us to pass building regulations without spending a cent more" or "let's engineer this slab to ensure it lasts the distance - regardless of drought/wet conditions and possibly some small thought given to those thankfully rare earthquakes that sometimes reach across Melb". My site costs are currently sitting at $23k pre-soil test, even though my block is like yours Dakota - almost flat with only 30cm variance (and I'm only 2 suburbs over from where you are). I know without a doubt that my soil report will come back P-class. Although I'd really like the end cost to be about $10k-$15k less, I have to hope that it will all be worth the extra cost! *hugs* So I hope it all ends up being worth it for you too! Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4489Dec 23, 2013 10:41 am greatch Hi ubet7... So your carpet cost, was that ($6781) the total cost of the cat 3 carpet or is the additioanl upgrade cost from the cat1 flooring pack , to which i beleive is about $9500 ? when we signed up there was no flooring pack promotion so its the actual cost of all upstairs and to the Home Theatre and study downstairs and the stairs as well. Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4490Dec 23, 2013 11:27 am Dakota30 greatch Dekota30 So your site costs came in high?ay I ask was sort of site & slab class you have? Do you have fall over the building platform? I'm concerned over site costs tooo . I have some fall of land ( 1.7m over build platform ) on very clay soil in northern suburbs. Report came back as P site for H2 slab Yes they did indeed!! $10k over total costs are... Drum roll..... $27,879 We are virtually flat with 300mm fall over the entire block its a p class site. The Slab is either a h2 or p raft or rigid slab. We are in Laurimar. We are on fill and apparently require screw piles throughout. I think it's a bit overboard but I have requested copies off the the documents and enginering when they return so I can have a good look at them prior to our colour selections in jan. I'm questioning it as the house next door has a couple of piers at the back due to an Easement. I know each site is different but it can't vary to that extreem. Either CH are extreemly over engineering or the other builder has under engineered ??? I doubt that your costs will come close to what ours are, so much for thinking flat land was cheaper to build on! keep in mind the engineering of the slab is done by external consultants - qualified engineers. I would always prefer to over engineer something such as a house. Who can recall a few years ago when there were heaps of problems with the slabs built for M* - was on current affair etc, but in reality its the engineering consultant who determined what needs to be done based on fall of land and soil test. If the engineer recommends x y and z needs to be performed then your assessment of the reasonableness of the builders cost has to be the cost of doing x,y and z - not the fact that that what a qualified and experienced engineer has recommended needs to be done. FYI Carlisle (for my house anyway) use Structural Works consulting engineers - a very reputable firm and i would trust their judgement. Site costs are never cheap but in my opinion my costs charged by carlisle are reasonable for what needs to be done. My site is "P" soil, north western region, 500mm cut and 300mm fill and 34 piers. i'd be worried if another engineer recommended no piers - of course my build would be cheaper but at what compromise. Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4491Dec 23, 2013 8:05 pm ubet7 Dakota30 greatch Dekota30 So your site costs came in high?ay I ask was sort of site & slab class you have? Do you have fall over the building platform? I'm concerned over site costs tooo . I have some fall of land ( 1.7m over build platform ) on very clay soil in northern suburbs. Report came back as P site for H2 slab Yes they did indeed!! $10k over total costs are... Drum roll..... $27,879 We are virtually flat with 300mm fall over the entire block its a p class site. The Slab is either a h2 or p raft or rigid slab. We are in Laurimar. We are on fill and apparently require screw piles throughout. I think it's a bit overboard but I have requested copies off the the documents and enginering when they return so I can have a good look at them prior to our colour selections in jan. I'm questioning it as the house next door has a couple of piers at the back due to an Easement. I know each site is different but it can't vary to that extreem. Either CH are extreemly over engineering or the other builder has under engineered ??? I doubt that your costs will come close to what ours are, so much for thinking flat land was cheaper to build on! keep in mind the engineering of the slab is done by external consultants - qualified engineers. I would always prefer to over engineer something such as a house. Who can recall a few years ago when there were heaps of problems with the slabs built for M* - was on current affair etc, but in reality its the engineering consultant who determined what needs to be done based on fall of land and soil test. If the engineer recommends x y and z needs to be performed then your assessment of the reasonableness of the builders cost has to be the cost of doing x,y and z - not the fact that that what a qualified and experienced engineer has recommended needs to be done. FYI Carlisle (for my house anyway) use Structural Works consulting engineers - a very reputable firm and i would trust their judgement. Site costs are never cheap but in my opinion my costs charged by carlisle are reasonable for what needs to be done. My site is "P" soil, north western region, 500mm cut and 300mm fill and 34 piers. i'd be worried if another engineer recommended no piers - of course my build would be cheaper but at what compromise. I completely agree with you!! Structural works also done our soil test and it's their recommendations. At the end of the day, I know that our house will be build on solid foundations and if an earthquake hits we shouldn't move lol Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4492Dec 23, 2013 8:12 pm hi everyone im a new member and im excited to hopefully talk to some other ppl out there that have either built or are building with CH im looking at them and the atlantique mk3 33 loving that floorplan would love to hear anything CH your experiences? good or bad it will be our 1st time to build so its very daunting and scary at the same time! So hoping if we choose CH we wont regret it cheers hope to hear from someone kylieim from melbourne too Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4493Dec 23, 2013 8:14 pm TempestSkye Dakota 30 Yes they did indeed!! $10k over total costs are... Drum roll..... $27,879 We are virtually flat with 300mm fall over the entire block its a p class site. The Slab is either a h2 or p raft or rigid slab. We are in Laurimar. We are on fill and apparently require screw piles throughout. I think it's a bit overboard but I have requested copies off the the documents and enginering when they return so I can have a good look at them prior to our colour selections in jan. I'm questioning it as the house next door has a couple of piers at the back due to an Easement. I know each site is different but it can't vary to that extreem. Either CH are extreemly over engineering or the other builder has under engineered ??? I doubt that your costs will come close to what ours are, so much for thinking flat land was cheaper to build on! From what I gather, most other builders are probably under-engineering their slabs. It's about whether you want an attitude of "that's the minimum for us to pass building regulations without spending a cent more" or "let's engineer this slab to ensure it lasts the distance - regardless of drought/wet conditions and possibly some small thought given to those thankfully rare earthquakes that sometimes reach across Melb". My site costs are currently sitting at $23k pre-soil test, even though my block is like yours Dakota - almost flat with only 30cm variance (and I'm only 2 suburbs over from where you are). I know without a doubt that my soil report will come back P-class. Although I'd really like the end cost to be about $10k-$15k less, I have to hope that it will all be worth the extra cost! *hugs* So I hope it all ends up being worth it for you too! It looks as tho CH over engineer which is great as our houses will/should not have any problems with foundations in the future. Yes it will be worth it, I just want my house to start!!! I was exactly the same as you, knowing the fill issue I knew they would be high but was trying to be positive! Good luck I hope they come back with so good news Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4495Dec 23, 2013 8:24 pm greatch Gosh thats a bit. So how is it you are on fill ?? So why is your block a P site? From my understanding, all sites that have fill are classified as a p site, however, you could have a h class slab etc etc. we have fill approx 1 to 2.5m over the site which has a level 1 compaction report but it's not highly compacted hence the screw piles. We are right near an old dam. Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4496Dec 23, 2013 10:21 pm kylieandjasondevo hi everyone im a new member and im excited to hopefully talk to some other ppl out there that have either built or are building with CH im looking at them and the atlantique mk3 33 loving that floorplan would love to hear anything CH your experiences? good or bad it will be our 1st time to build so its very daunting and scary at the same time! So hoping if we choose CH we wont regret it cheers hope to hear from someone kylieim from melbourne too Hi Kylieim, Welcome to the forum. I am new as well. Lots of helpful people here and wealth of knowledge. You can also check this: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68650 Good luck with your build. Cheers Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4497Dec 23, 2013 11:18 pm Dakota30 It looks as tho CH over engineer which is great as our houses will/should not have any problems with foundations in the future. Yes it will be worth it, I just want my house to start!!! I was exactly the same as you, knowing the fill issue I knew they would be high but was trying to be positive! Good luck I hope they come back with so good news Thank you! Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4498Dec 25, 2013 8:33 am Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope those lucky people who moved in just before Christmas are enjoying their new homes! Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 4500Jan 01, 2014 8:26 am thankyou junior member for your reply what house are you building may i ask? kylie 0 4975 We are at the stage on our build in Kilcoy, Queensland where we need to get our fencing installed but we cant get any contact details for our neighbours to give them… 0 6155 You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14089 |