Building with Wisdom Homes

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Hi, welcome!

Its hard to generalise pricing as there are too many differences. you may have to set a hard budget and do your best to stick with it. I was advised to have 20% extra available over my budget when planning and tbh we went way over this even.

Good luck!

Hi Alex,
I was in the same boat a little while ago. Don't get caught up on the sale pitch, it's not even close to what you'll spend.

You will need a spreadsheet to arrow down the cost. I believe M4bath has nailed without mentioning cost. So let me add a bit to that:

Base price (useless) You need to add at least 100k to get to the basic house value
Demolition $25k to $30k depending on site. Get lots of quotes
Driveway $25k
Extra inside the house (tiles, kitchen, flooring, door, etc) $40k easy
Electrical Extra (special lights, power points) $8k conservative
Outdoor (garden gates, external gas point, external power point, outside house lights) $4k conservative
Hydraulics estimated by companies is $10k but can easily get up to $15k and more depending your area
Water tanks is normally 3000lt plastic tank, councils now require 4000lt probably 2 of them, extra cost in there
Curtains and flyscreen, very very conservative is around $7k
Painting if you take standard offer is one single color for the house and a close match for the window, 600 for each extra color.


Extras:
2400 independent builder inspector
1500 gas abolishment, if you have gas (meter need to be removed)
1000 removalist if you have to move to another temp place (same on the way back)
300 at least in boxes wrapping and stuff in preparation for your move
250 a month for storage, if you need it while building
2000 minimum bond for the rental place (you will get it back, but you need it)
If you need to remove trees it is about 700 each if they are not big
1000 at least, in unforecast minor expenses for the process

I have left out:
New furniture as you may have something or you may defer it until later on,
Tiling, you will take what is offered (you/wife may not like it)
Landscaping it can add too much, so you may do it in a different way.
Decorations, you'll need them, cheapest way buy plants.
There are so many other, letterbox, doorbell, fences, bbq outdoor area, etc.

In other words, collect all this information into a spreadsheet and you will have an idea then ad 20% you will be close to final budget then keep your finger cross, you will be.... like me now

Cheers

Hey guys,

As we start to buy stuff for the house does anyone have any app suggestions for tracking expenses?

Agree nothing tops a spreadsheet...you could try a new app called Airtable - requires a reasonable understanding of technology.

For those that completed pre-handover inspections, when is the best time to complete it? During PCI, before keys are handed over or after keys has been handed over.

My SS reckons it should be done about same time with PCI while the building inspector recommends should be after I have had my PCI (practical completion inspection) & final walk through with the builder so that we know the works have been substantially finished and any defects noted at PCI have been rectified.

Any recommendations?

Hi guys, i try to contact Wisdom at many time but still don't get back their reply. I just wondering how can I know their base price of house to start with. I'm quite confusing . Pls help me.
Thank you

Yep go and and have a chat to the rep at the display home. They will give you the based price there. Most of them ain’t too keen on quoting over the phone. And plus you are spending a lot of money here, go sit down and have a chat