Building at Willowdale

Our settlement is June 12th! Woohoo!! FINALLY!

Agreed Divis! How long from registration does it usually take to actually start building do you know? Hopefully it is quick!!!

Hey everyone! We've officially moved into Navigator Street yay!
Just wondering who everyone used for their antenna installation and how much it cost them? Thanks!

Big congrats SaraRust!
All the best for the end of the month aps!


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Hi everyone. Was wondering if anyone could recommend any good fencers/landscapers. Need to also have retaining walls built under the fence. Cheers!

Could someone give me a rough idea for the overall building cost if the builders base price is 188k(including standard site costs)...I mean how much on top of this 188k we need to estimate? Say another 40k? base price doesn't include the landscaping and turf...this is a 4bd rm , double garage house. Pls give me approx figures from ur experience ..thanks

Could someone give me a rough idea for the overall building cost if the builders base price is 188k(including standard site costs)...I mean how much on top of this 188k we need to estimate? Say another 40k? base price doesn't include the landscaping and turf...this is a 4bd rm , double garage house. Pls give me approx figures from ur experience ..thanks

Hi rk7, when I was looking around (end of 2013/early 2014), this type of build (4/2/2, <500mm fall, single storey) above base prices (which ranged between 140K to 200K) I was looking at an extra 110K to 180K to get the place built (ie: all the extra fees for council, BASIX, below ground work, etc) - not including fences, landscaping & concreting (but including driveway). That included promos & upgrades for general things like stone bench tops, better insulation, better carpet, better air con, but standard everything else (so approx 30-35K of that amount would be for these things, the rest for construction related costs).
I went with a builder that had a fixed price contract that included everything instead, as I wanted to plan my budget using a 'top down' sort of approach, then I was able to estimate fairly accurately for the add ons like upgrades etc (rather than having not just inclusion cost variables, but construction cost variables too which can be much harder to estimate at the beginning of the process).
All the best with your build


thanks PixiGT, that sounds too high...looks like I'm better off with H&L package then...

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I was offered a block with 1.5m easement on the side and back ...this is for drain water easement ...what r the pros n cons of such a block...can we ask for a discount on such a block...given that nearly 70 sq mt is reserved for these easement requirements (in addition to standard easement)

You will not get a discount on the block considering such a block would already be valued less then a block with the absence of the easements.
However this section of the block may still be utilized for general landscaping etc. and you may build a shed or such an item within the easement boundary only to have an extra charge and/or damage to the items should council perform any emergency repair/maintenance.
Pros are you can still use the section for anything that can be removed, Cons you cant build a pool up to the fence line, I have a 1.5m easement at the back of our block also so I have to result in getting a narrow pool on the side of the house (The troubles we live with lol). On the other hand I have never seen council come and destroy someones land to perform any works (If anyone has please share).