Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Brick Demolition and Rebuild Costs 2May 26, 2011 5:07 pm call a brick layer. Bricklayers usually charge by the brick and around the same cost as each brick. So if your brick costs $2 the brickie will charge around $2 per brick to lay. Probably 8-9 bricks per meter(we work on 9) and 8ft ceilings have 28 courses of bricks 9*28*$2=$504 per meter + bricks. For my 31sq house its around (very rough working out) 77.2 lineal meters. Thats $38908.8 + bricks Sounds like a lot in the scheme of things. Like I said, get a quote from a bricklayer Oh and they won't supply the bricks usually. you'll have to source them your self. Re: Brick Demolition and Rebuild Costs 3May 26, 2011 5:42 pm Thanks for your info chrisandkate...... We were thinking along similar lines for brickwork....... plus of course the bricks. Demolition will be the worse case scenario but just needed some info before battling further. We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13744 if the original house is in good condition most of what you listed could be added in stages without the need for KDR and costs and disruption of having to live elsewhere… 1 13666 We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4477 |