Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 25, 2010 1:36 am Hi to anyone out there, I am new to this forum, but thought someone out there might be able to help give me some advice about our house that we are hoping to build with Big M. We are at the preliminary contract stage now, but were unhappy about the site cost that came back. It was estimated to be 40k, but has gone above that, due to some items that I'm wondering if they need to be that high: * cranage including spotter and dogman - about $5k * waffle slab class M - $11k * site cut and fill - $8k Our soil test came back with a 'P' class (I gathered from lots of trees on the property) and some rocks at 2 of the bore holes. I'm not sure I fully understand the whole thing, and maybe that's why the site costs are that high?? We also had our hopes set on the Austral Hawthorn bricks when we placed our deposit down in June and were upgraded to a Cat4. But now that preliminary contract signing is here, we went through Studio M and noticed that those bricks have been upgraded to a Cat5! We asked the consultant and she came back saying that the difference between the Cat4 and Cat5 will be an additional 5k!! I mentioned and even scanned the Colour Schedule Sheet which clearly showed that the Hawthorn bricks were a Cat4 when we put our deposit down, but she said that there is a minor statement at the bottom of the sheet that says that the categories are subject to change without notice! Has anyone argued against an unfair price rise with success? Can you please share your arguments with me? The consultant said that Austral is willing to let us have the Burnley bricks as a Cat4, but I can't find anyone or anywhere that has the Burnley bricks and might have to travel all the way to Austral again to see it. She said that she can put me in touch with a manager otherwise, to argue my case myself. What should I do?? Grateful for any advice about my 2 issues above! Thanks!! I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 8256 Is anyone building with Mojo and have a recent site cost tender 0 12210 |