Browse Forums Building A New House Re: land + new house -> hidden costs 6Aug 01, 2007 11:27 am Our contract and land price was about $330k but by the time we've done everything we could be looking at $350k+
Things to look out for and how much we paid... Tree/stump removals - ~$800 Clearing the land of vegetation (including cartage) - $700 Engineering report for council (flood report) - $250 Site survey - $660 Footings extra - Our builder fixed the footings price from the start, but I've heard of others getting charged quite a lot more. Electrical - ~$2000 - basic electrical packages from builders tend to be fairly limited and rairly include things like downlights. Floor coverings (cheap carpet and concrete floor sealer) - $1400 - yes we are tight arses Stormwater system (including detention tank)- ~$3000 Small retaining wall - ~$2500 Paving - ~$4000 Driveway crossover - ~$1500 Landscaping - $500 New phone line connection - $299 Stolen water metre - $329 That's just the things I can think of, there's probably a stack more I've forgotten about. So you should probably allow $20-40k extra to completely finish the house off. Re: land + new house -> hidden costs 7Aug 01, 2007 1:59 pm It all depends what sort of finish you're after.
Site costs aside, some of the things you see in display homes that are NOT included in the price are: Window coverings, floor coverings, ceiling height, porcelain tiles, better quality kitchen and appliances, brick type/render, landscaping costs, driveway, refrigerated or evaporative cooling, upgrade to 4 or 5 star heating, electrical upgrades such as down lights and extra power points, 2/3 way switches etc, ducted vacuuming, alarm, intercom, speaker wiring and even little things like door handles. Not all of that you will need, but you probably will need some of that and more. Currently Building in Bayside (Brighton East) Re: land + new house -> hidden costs 8Aug 01, 2007 2:01 pm double07 Our contract and land price was about $330k but by the time we've done everything we could be looking at $350k+ Things to look out for and how much we paid... Tree/stump removals - ~$800 Clearing the land of vegetation (including cartage) - $700 Engineering report for council (flood report) - $250 Site survey - $660 Footings extra - Our builder fixed the footings price from the start, but I've heard of others getting charged quite a lot more. Electrical - ~$2000 - basic electrical packages from builders tend to be fairly limited and rairly include things like downlights. Floor coverings (cheap carpet and concrete floor sealer) - $1400 - yes we are tight arses Stormwater system (including detention tank)- ~$3000 Small retaining wall - ~$2500 Paving - ~$4000 Driveway crossover - ~$1500 Landscaping - $500 New phone line connection - $299 Stolen water metre - $329 That's just the things I can think of, there's probably a stack more I've forgotten about. So you should probably allow $20-40k extra to completely finish the house off. Gee you are doing well to have your landscaping done for $500. Currently Building in Bayside (Brighton East) Re: land + new house -> hidden costs 9Aug 01, 2007 3:36 pm Very, very, very, very, very small garden - I'm guessing about 22 sqm (at the most) of flat land front and back.
Basically the landscaping will involve an afternoon at Bunnings garden centre and an afternoon planting some plants Re: land + new house -> hidden costs 10Aug 01, 2007 4:04 pm I think "Paper" is likely long gone. 2 posts yonks ago. Re: land + new house -> hidden costs 11Aug 01, 2007 4:08 pm 3timesbuilda I think "Paper" is likely long gone. 2 posts yonks ago. I didn't even look at the dates, but that's right. He is probably already built himself a house and is having a beer in front of a tv as we speak... Currently Building in Bayside (Brighton East) 13 6632 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13103 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7552 |