Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 22, 2010 10:14 am Hi everyone, we are trying to work out how much extra savings we need to have for once the building is finished for things like blinds, landscaping etc etc? Without being rude, what were your extra costs (apart from site costs), once the actual building had finished. Thanks Re: Extra costs for things like blinds etc 2Jun 22, 2010 10:53 am We started Layby-ing most of our extras 12 months before our house was completed. We did Furniture, Whitegoods, blinds, lights and flooring. We paid a bit off each month so didnt get huge bills at the end. (and all of this is being delivered and installed tomorrow! Im so excited!!!) Lauren and Tony: Building our first home in the Vaucluse estste, Doreen, Melbourne http://laurenandtonyshouse.blogspot.com/ Quote of the Day: "I know what you wanted but I did it this way becausee I thought it would look better" Re: Extra costs for things like blinds etc 3Jun 22, 2010 12:00 pm Flooring - $30K (included in our mortgage due to the large amount!) Window - over $10K Furniture - About $5K Fridge - $2.5K Deck - $2K (DIY) Garage sealing - $300 Clothesline - $250 Still to get/do: Front brick fence with letterbox - ~$10K Driveway - $8K Landscaping, retaining walls, mulch, top soil - Can't estimate! Light fittings - ~$2K Study desk and shelving fit out - ~$2.5K Dining table and chairs - $4K ...and the list goes on. (Garage fit out, shed, water tank, rugs, more furniture, decor items...it never ends!!) Estimate what you think you may need and double it!! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Extra costs for things like blinds etc 4Jun 22, 2010 12:55 pm I remember reading somewhere to allow 10% of the purchasing price for extra's. It didn't specify what "extras" were, but that could be a rough guide? We have spent approx. $13,000 so far, but still have to get some more blinds, build our deck and do the gardens. Oh and more furniture. We had literally nothing other than a bed when we moved in. Re: Extra costs for things like blinds etc 5Jun 22, 2010 1:40 pm $3600 for roller blinds for the whole house from http://www.blindsonthenet.com.au. $3600 Exposed aggregate driveway (usually costs more like $6000, we have a friends dad that can do it for us). $3500 Basic front landscaping DIY $1500 Colorbond fencing Furniture Clothes Line Letterbox Flooring Backyard Landscaping Lara and Joshua http://pdheywood25.blogspot.com/ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=31186 16.03.10 Scrape 29.03.10 Slab 08.04.10 Frame 11.05.10 Lock Up 03.06.10 Fixing 24.08.10 Handover Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11633 No the fireplace doesn’t work. It’s been enclosed. I’m not sure what was removed, as it was done quite some time ago - well before what I can see with photos online… 2 11584 |