Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Knockdown/rebuild - pay for electricity during build? 8Mar 17, 2014 1:52 pm It is to my disgust to learn that in Australia the builder can actually put the payment of utilities into the contract for the owner to pay. The price of building a house in Australia is already daylight robbery and the owner has to pay rent where they live, pay the mortgage and now the damn electricity tooo/// How can a nation be so gullible to allow these things to happen. 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 13678 Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 8568 multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2231 |