Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 07, 2008 11:53 pm Hello all,
Havent been on the forum for a while.. went away on a wonderful holiday to thailand. Back to building!!!! My land is level 1 bush fire so the builders tender now has the following addictions. ( house about 40 sq) Provide non corrosive flyscreens to all windows 2030 Provide draught excuders to external doors 360 Provide aluminum mesh flyscreens to external doors 2180 Provide noncorrosive spark guards to all vents and weepholes 450 Duct bathroom and ensuite exhaust fans to outside air 760 Enclose eaves between rafters 500 Provide metal gutter and valley guards 5800 Provide perimeter seals for garage door 250 None of the builers earlier tenders have relfected this.. so I am gobsmacked. These fig look very high.. Has anyone built at level 1 for bush fire I will really appreciate your info. Thanks Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 2Sep 08, 2008 8:58 am Oh no Raz, what a nasty surprise!
Is Level 1 the best or the worst area? Had to laugh at your tender's "addictions". My tender with Westminster seemed to have a nasty addiction of increasing prices too. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 3Sep 08, 2008 9:04 am Hi
Our block has a level 1 bushfire protection rating (in Canberra) and our quoted costs to meet the requirements are as follows: Heavy duty sarking under the roof tiles $1610 Aluminium mesh to window and sliding door flyscreens $550 Spark guards to weep holes $260 Mesh protected roof ventilator $280 Hinged grilled security door and door seal to rear garage door $360 Hinged grilled security door to front & laundry doors with aluminium mesh $820 Gutter guard protection $1590 The big thing in your list seems to be metal gutters which are standard for our house. Whilst we were a little shocked intially at the extra costs, we now see it as an "insurance" that our house is well protected in the case of a bushfire. Good luck! Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 4Sep 08, 2008 10:04 am Rachelle,
Rising prices is exactly what I am finding!!!!!!!!!! My tender doenst look anything like what I started out with!!! I think i will get my own quotes on all of this. Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 5Sep 08, 2008 10:16 am Rachelle,
Forgot to answer your question- level 1 is the lowest level ie the least bush fire prone. Mind boggling to think what the cost for the higher levels would be. Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 7Sep 08, 2008 10:18 am Vegemite,
Thanks for providing the detailed prices.. yours seem so much better than mine. I cannot understand how metal guards can cost me $5800!!!!!!! If level 1 which is the least bush fire prone area has such high prices for all the protection measures then I wonder what level 3 would cost. Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 9Sep 08, 2008 10:26 am We are building in a site that I think will be Level 3 - $15k worth of extras including toughened glass After 4 years - we're in! Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 11Sep 08, 2008 12:00 pm Hi Raz, just saw this thread and thought I would re-iterate your concern re cost of your gutter guards. We have just been quoted $1,502 (incl builders margin) for our metal mesh gutter protection system (also required to comply with HAPZ regulations). So, unless the valley guards are very expensive (we didn't require these) I would be asking for another quote. 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' - Winston Churchill Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 12Sep 08, 2008 5:33 pm Either someone's having a lend of you or you've forgotten to put in the decimal places. Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 13Sep 08, 2008 10:59 pm Rachelle I guess the standard gutters were made from some other material? Yeah! a Precious metal perhaps!! I would so like to keep a calm equilibrium during this build process but really what do the builders think! Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 14Sep 08, 2008 11:03 pm stonecutter1309 We are building in a site that I think will be Level 3 - $15k worth of extras including toughened glass Hi stonecutter1309, The grand total for mine comes to $12,330. Prior to sigining the tender I had asked about an estimate of costs and they said 3000-5000. How is it that builders prices can increase so dramaticlly. Were you prepared for these prices ? prior to tender? Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 15Sep 08, 2008 11:05 pm enigma_brennan Hi Raz, just saw this thread and thought I would re-iterate your concern re cost of your gutter guards. We have just been quoted $1,502 (incl builders margin) for our metal mesh gutter protection system (also required to comply with HAPZ regulations). So, unless the valley guards are very expensive (we didn't require these) I would be asking for another quote. HI Paul, What is the size of your home? Defitnitely going to ask for another quote!! Also what is HAPZ regulations? is this bushfire regulations? Thanks for your reply and advice Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 16Sep 08, 2008 11:07 pm ausdesign Either someone's having a lend of you or you've forgotten to put in the decimal places. Hello ausdesign, Oh! I wish it was the case of mistaken decimal places. I might put the question to my buidler as you have !! Like to see their faces! I am so unprepared for this.. it all adds up and completely blows your budget Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 17Sep 09, 2008 1:43 am Raz, our house is a little smaller than most at 18sq so you might expect your quote to be a little higher but not three times as much - unless your house is 54sq?
Yes, HAPZ regulations is the term our builder used for our bushfire requirements - not sure what level we are - just that we were required to have a metal gutter guard system but not required to have sarking. Good Luck. 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' - Winston Churchill Re: Level 1 construction Shock!!! 18Sep 09, 2008 7:35 am Raz The grand total for mine comes to $12,330. Prior to sigining the tender I had asked about an estimate of costs and they said 3000-5000. How is it that builders prices can increase so dramaticlly. Were you prepared for these prices ? prior to tender? The builder was going to put us down for Level 1 protection but by my calculations I think we may be Level 3 - they didn't give us an estimate before tender because there were so many things to cost - but we knew it would be a bit. We were happy to spend a bit more money on fire protection as I've lived in a heavy bushfire area. After 4 years - we're in! isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 18478 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 7082 interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 47793 |