Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First Timers - Site Cost Concerns 8Oct 14, 2013 9:13 pm hello, i'm thinking of building my first home at fernbrooke ridge too, i haven't bought the land yet, still looking around.. but i'll probably settle for fernbrooke ridge even though i understand the soil will probably be a P type.. why? because i can't afford anywhere else The way i look at it.. as an example WOODLANDS estate soil type apparently is usually A,S or M but cost about $40k more; whereas a slab to mitigate the E type soil will be $20-25k, so you'd be paying an extra 15k in total anyway for a similar estate but then i think building on good soil is better than having an engineered slab Thanks for all replies. I just noticed now the pictures I added to post right on top of page were wrong. I attached pictures showing "current" and my "suggested" floor… 9 14607 Regardless of wall hung toilet or floor pan toilet your feet will be right on drain, seems to me the waste should not be in that location given the design. Also are you… 6 7020 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 36896 |