Browse Forums Building A New House Re: $30,000 site costs!! 11Jun 14, 2015 9:17 pm Basically - it depends. Builders will generally only offer fixed site costs if you're building in an area they've built lots of houses in and know the developers well. They calculate average site costs in the area and base it on that, with of course a little extra to cover any potential issues. We took fixed site costs and in the end we may have saved ourselves money by NOT fixing, but the peace of mind and stability of the contract price was worth it for us. Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: $30,000 site costs!! 12Jun 15, 2015 9:55 am From what you are describing it doesnt sound unreasonable. We have H1-P soil, our site costs came around 35k. 10k full slab piering, slab was around 6k, retaining walls 9k,cut and fill was 3k, lots of other bits and bobs they all add up. With rock removal they gave me a provisional sum, fortunately they didnt come across any rock so the money comes back to me. Re: $30,000 site costs!! 13Jun 15, 2015 10:00 am tj9630 From what you are describing it doesnt sound unreasonable. We have H1-P soil, our site costs came around 35k. 10k full slab piering, slab was around 6k, retaining walls 9k,cut and fill was 3k, lots of other bits and bobs they all add up. With rock removal they gave me a provisional sum, fortunately they didnt come across any rock so the money comes back to me. Were those costs given to you after soil test or once contour survery was done? In our contract we have H slab costing $8700 with footings that cost $3800 however they are not fixed pricing as our land wasnt registered so now I am worried that the costs might go through the roof as we are waiting on the final contour plans to come back. I have received notification that there is a varience in the contour plans we gave teh builder by no more than 300mm. Soil test was complete and slab\footings were based off that prior to contract being done. Re: $30,000 site costs!! 14Jun 15, 2015 10:07 am We were fortunate to get a soil test done before the builder, then builder did their soil test when we paid our $1500 deposit, and they came back the same which was reassuring. When it came to our contract, the costs were broken down. The only things that were variable was the Slab footings (subject to engineering of the slab) and Rock removal and Excess soil removal. The rest of it was basically fixed (Ie slab, cut and fill). So when you get your contract just ask your builder and read the details Re: $30,000 site costs!! 16Jun 16, 2015 9:36 pm Gunna Were those costs given to you after soil test or once contour survery was done? In our contract we have H slab costing $8700 with footings that cost $3800 however they are not fixed pricing as our land wasnt registered so now I am worried that the costs might go through the roof as we are waiting on the final contour plans to come back. I have received notification that there is a varience in the contour plans we gave teh builder by no more than 300mm. Soil test was complete and slab\footings were based off that prior to contract being done. It's probably a reasonable estimate as they'll probably cut down below the highest contour (finding the average point between the highest and lowest point ('cut and fill'). That's the easiest way for them to get a solid base. Ive seen a lot of straight forward site works on here that have only cost around $9k-12k. Just watch how deep they propose the cut though. Because if you have a slight slope down, you might end up cut down into a hole. A lot of places in our estate have their front windows way below street level. Not only does it look terrible, it's not good for managing storm water run-off and your house will most likely end up with damp issues. This is why we went to the extra pain and cost to level our block up to street level. Re: $30,000 site costs!! 17Jun 16, 2015 9:44 pm klubear Oh dear.. I don't know how to post and image of the file. ?? Photograph it and upload it to http://www.photobucket.com (or similar photo sharing site) then paste the link here. You can't upload a PDF unless you have a website or say http://www.dropbox.com (file sharing site) -- if so, upload it there, then paste the URL here. Re: $30,000 site costs!! 18Jun 17, 2015 10:01 am It really depends on your block... Our site costs were around $10000, we required a timber retaining wall and a small cut and fill, nothing else. 30/01/15 - Land Settlement 07/04/15 - Contract & colour selections 05/05/15- Council approval 28/05/15 - Site start Build Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76068 Re: $30,000 site costs!! 19Jun 21, 2015 7:43 pm Stewie D It is the digging out of the rocks and disposal that adds to the cost - labour intensive, requiring big machines and more costly to dispose of. Soil conditions add to the cost too. Problem soils or highly reactive soils and you have to strengthen the footings and slab to cope with the fluctuations and movement. Stewie My builder says site costs are in the contract price ($5k). They’ll upgrade the slabs no matter what the soil condition is. Labour and requirement of big machines are also in the contract price. It sounds too good to be true. What do you guys think? Re: $30,000 site costs!! 20Jun 22, 2015 11:28 am ussmc My builder says site costs are in the contract price ($5k). What site costs? $5K gets you SFA here in wa and we are sand (Class A lowest cost) ussmc They’ll upgrade the slabs no matter what the soil condition is. Upgrade from what to what? From Class A std to the next grading ive seen builders charge $10-20K? ussmc Labour and requirement of big machines are also in the contract price. It sounds too good to be true. What do you guys think? What size,how many days on site, etc,etc.....Get it in writing and have it broken down. Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17871 As is per usual for many of the past failed RWH regulations, it is probably traceable to a bureaucrat who's ego overrode the need to seek the appropriate expert… 1 1010 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 13098 |