NajamJust checked and it works out to a bit over $50k for site costs, hydraulics and BASIX
Ah okay, yeah that's quite a high site cost amount so that definitely bumped it up.
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 22Aug 06, 2014 2:43 pm  MyH1Login Najam MyH1LoginDoes that $450k include site costs? If so maybe that's what pushed it up? Yes, that includes site costs. Let's say avg is $10,500 per sq as a generous level excl site costs, * 34sq = $357K for build. At the $450k level you were quoted, that means your site costs would have had to be $93K. Btw our $8,000/sq rate also includes site costs. Who is your builder? The price is from Metricon Homes Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 23Aug 06, 2014 2:45 pm We looked at Clarendon and Rawson and both came back to us with similar prices for similar sized homes (Clarendon a bit lower, Rawson higher), so we figured the price was ok. Only thought to ask after being told it looked too high. Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 25Aug 06, 2014 9:32 pm This thread is depressing. I've been taking to builders about doing a build in inner city Melbourne on a slightly sloping block (it's not even that bad) and they have all been telling me to budget 15k per square so 450k for a 30sq house build as a minimum. Very frustrating. Think I'm getting the location tax from these Melbourne builders when they see where my house is located. Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 26Aug 06, 2014 11:15 pm Christos...just remember the prices I'm quoting are for volume builders not private custom builders. I think the $15k is about right, you might get away with around $14k but I doubt any less than that. 3 private guys I spoke to were all starting at $14k. A friend of mine built private for $15 and mine is coming out at around that but the quality and inclusions that I'm doing are far better than what a project home builder will offering so they should for that price. Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 27Aug 07, 2014 12:30 am Yeah good point. I'm even thinking of doing an OB and getting a builder to help with the tricky bits  17 Feb 2011 32 NSW Junior Member Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 28Aug 07, 2014 12:47 pm Sorry to be a thread crasher but does the $ per square include verandah/alfresco or is it just living area? and also is the $8000 or $15000 that has been said for single story to or only double? Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 29Aug 07, 2014 1:09 pm Hi Najam We are building with M in Syd 40 squares, same beds and bath as you but excl alfresco. Our costs are: Base $340k = $8.5k/sq includes fully fitted out everything to a base standard. Site $75k incl basix, hydraulics, bushfire, drop edge beams (3 mtr fall over block) and rock removal Upgrades $100k (facade/dream kitchen/electrics/ceiling & door heights and lots of other bits and pieces) - we may have to pull back on the luxuries as the bits and pieces really add up! So overall we are currently at $515k which is almost $13k per square plus landscaping/driveway/alfresco/demolition. Sounds like a lot but when we spoke to architects they said we would need $750k which would be $18,750 - big ouch! Clearly it's the "upgrades" and site costs that can make a big difference. Also location as I know of others building the same house as us but it's much cheaper in some other states. Gnaters _________________ Blog |http://phoenix38sydney.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread |https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76574 Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 30Aug 07, 2014 2:32 pm Graters for the inclusions you've stated I would expect around that. I suspect that the architect is also correct should you have chosen the private builder. Remember private builders will be approx 30% more Lena the $8k would be for a basic package and the $15k for a custom builder with higher end inclusions Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 31Aug 25, 2014 9:36 pm  GnatersHi Najam We are building with M in Syd 40 squares, same beds and bath as you but excl alfresco. Our costs are: Base $340k = $8.5k/sq includes fully fitted out everything to a base standard. Site $75k incl basix, hydraulics, bushfire, drop edge beams (3 mtr fall over block) and rock removal Upgrades $100k (facade/dream kitchen/electrics/ceiling & door heights and lots of other bits and pieces) - we may have to pull back on the luxuries as the bits and pieces really add up! So overall we are currently at $515k which is almost $13k per square plus landscaping/driveway/alfresco/demolition. Sounds like a lot but when we spoke to architects they said we would need $750k which would be $18,750 - big ouch! Clearly it's the "upgrades" and site costs that can make a big difference. Also location as I know of others building the same house as us but it's much cheaper in some other states. Gnaters Gnaters, with some final changes to our inclusions, we are also up to just over $13k per square (includes driveway, paths, alfresco). Sadly we've taken out the solid timber floors, but we've upgraded our carpet and the tiles we can choose from look ok from what we've seen. Hoping that I'll like tiled floors! We also looked at private builders to see if we could build the exact house we wanted, but it was going to be out of our price range if we wanted to get the same level of inclusions as Metricon. At the end of the day a newer, more spacious house will be a huge blessing so I can't complain! Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 32Aug 25, 2014 9:39 pm Thanks for the input everyone and sorry for my slow replies - been busy pouring over our tender documents, floor plans, etc. I'm sure you understand  Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 33Aug 25, 2014 9:57 pm Hi Najam I was just reading your blog and see that you are selling your existing home rather than knocking it down. I'm curious as to how you went about this - was it sold to someone you know or did you advertise it? I'd much prefer our house to be given away and reused rather than knocked down but am unsure as to how to find someone who wants it. Thanks Gnaters _________________ Blog |http://phoenix38sydney.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread |https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76574 Re: Cost too high? 40 squares, double storey 34Aug 25, 2014 11:29 pm GnatersHi Najam I was just reading your blog and see that you are selling your existing home rather than knocking it down. I'm curious as to how you went about this - was it sold to someone you know or did you advertise it? I'd much prefer our house to be given away and reused rather than knocked down but am unsure as to how to find someone who wants it. Thanks Gnaters We advertised it. You can advertise it in a few ways - The Trading Post, Ebay, The Land Newspaper, etc We offered it for people to take at their own cost, but didn't have to pay for the actual house. We perhaps should have said that the price was negotiable, to allow for it to go to the highest bidder. There are House Movers that you can contact that might want to buy/take the house from you - we tried it and they weren't interested in our home as they said they were too busy, but it's worth a try. We allowed people to inspect it and when someone said they wanted it we wrote a contract out for it as well and sent that off (with a date that they had to get it back to us). We had our solicitor check it to make sure it was ok. It's a bit of a difficult situation, as our first person we had has fallen through & we are waiting on the second one to get back to us. Also, the "buyer" has to be able to get rid of the house within 30 days of us moving out so I'm hoping it will work out ok in the end. We have one demolition quote too, just in case it all falls through! It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 1661  1 1329 I'm wondering about the costs to build a double brick walled shed rather than the common steel sheet. A couple of quotes to supply and build a steel shed 10mx6mx3mhigh… 0 3846 |
