Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 08, 2012 12:51 pm Dear Members, I am in need of your suggestions, advises and comments regards to Rock excavation cost during building a home. My builder hit 10 times more rock than was in provisional sum estimate and now we are to pay thousands or dollars for it. Anyone has knowledge or experience for similar situation please share. Thanks in advance. Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 2Sep 08, 2012 4:07 pm Hi lyndarumate There are a number of issues here: warranty, how the rock is measured and proof of claim Unless you get professional help this will cost you thousands more than it should. If you are interested you can PM Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 3Sep 08, 2012 8:24 pm Hi,this can be a huge prob as you have just found out. I am by no means an expert our house is nearly finished & we build on coffee rock. Did the builder do a soil report. PS are a guide only but as far as i know they are suppost to be pretty close to the mark & can only go up by a certain percentage by law There is a section about PS in the builders code (or such) booklet we were given,may depend what state you are in though. Anyway,as i said i am no expert but it may give you something to think about or enquire about. Sorry i cant offer any real help,good luck,kat Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 4Sep 08, 2012 9:38 pm Hitting 10 times more rock is really a lot. How big is your block thou? If a proper soil test was done, you really should not be leaving with such a big difference. Suggest you seek for expert advise and proof of claim. Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 5Sep 10, 2012 4:25 pm Thanks Kat and snowing, The block is under 450sqm so its medium. Soil test was done months ago. I am very much interested in such a thing like PS can only go up by certain percentage. Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 6Sep 10, 2012 5:12 pm Hi,i do not know if that covers earthworks as well but asume it would,will have a look through our paperwork asap & get back to you. Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 7Sep 11, 2012 2:44 pm I appriciate it, thanks a lot Looking forward to it. Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 8Sep 11, 2012 8:29 pm can you also give us an idea of where you are? Eg state? region? Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 9Sep 12, 2012 11:28 am Hi, I am in Aurora/Lyndarum estate in Epping, Victoria. Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 10Sep 13, 2012 12:38 pm Hi,i had planned to type up alittle info for you,BUT there is alot,this clause breaks this one & then that one is by this one I think the best thing to do is go see someone like the victorian housing industry association or ring them,we are covered by the W.A HBCA lump sum building contract through the HIA housing industry association & you need proper advise.Even ring them. Sorry i could not be more helpful,things maybe different where you are,but get some advise........ cheers kat Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 11Sep 14, 2012 1:03 pm Thank you Kat, It is helpful and I gave them a call and got good response. Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 12Sep 16, 2012 5:09 pm Oh cool,hope they help you & it all works out. Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Rock Excavation Cost Blown up by thousands of dollars 13Mar 28, 2013 2:52 pm Building-expert has given me awesome advises from his years of experience, when buying a property, which costs thousands of dollars, if expert advice is taken then believe me it is very well worth it. 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