Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Land - signing contract subject to Soil Testing 3Feb 03, 2013 4:50 pm Building the Ascot 35 with Carlisle Homes in Pasadena Estate, Clyde VIC My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59776 Re: Land - signing contract subject to Soil Testing 4Feb 03, 2013 5:12 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Land - signing contract subject to Soil Testing 5Feb 04, 2013 11:04 am Thanks for your advice. It's good to know that asking for a soil test and reduction for the included test is not an absurd request. Being new to this game I wasn't sure of standard process. The block has a slope to it and although we've got a 23k footings allowance and about a 13k split allowance, we have as much of an idea whether this is around the mark as Homer Simpson. We've been negotiating dollars for things with the build but it almost seems irrelevant without knowing site classification or having a contour report to get a firmer site works cost. What's the point of getting a few extra power points etc thrown in if our footings end up costing thousands of dollars more. Sounds like rubbish to me. Ask for the contamination report which I doubt they have. If it's part of a normal subdivision it would have had a contamination report done… 9 5729 You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 16801 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37874 |