Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 17, 2016 5:57 pm Hi everyone,
Getting mixed feedback a few builders on site costs. What are people's advice on this? Should we accept the fixed cost upfront? Or take the gamble with post quote? I understand that after ordering soil tests we will know exactly what it will cost. Is this accurate? M have quoted 20k for site costs C have quoted 15k Land is in Berwick Waters and is very flat. Building a double story 45sqs. Builders advs that double stories do have higher site costs compared to single. Thoughts? Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 2Oct 17, 2016 6:15 pm What is the 15k for if land is flat? Is this on top of the standard site cost? Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 4Oct 17, 2016 6:18 pm My land was flat, but I went fixed anyways... Then the estate piled up uncontrolled fill on my site, no longer flat... and my contract wasn't signed, so after soil tests my site costs went up 6k and a rock clause was added. ;-; Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 5Oct 17, 2016 6:20 pm andrewpei 15k is the standard fixed price site cost they quoted. That sounds quite reasonable for a 2 storey. Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 6Oct 17, 2016 6:22 pm aloenyx My land was flat, but I went fixed anyways... Then the estate piled up uncontrolled fill on my site, no longer flat... and my contract wasn't signed, so after soil tests my site costs went up 6k and a rock clause was added. ;-; Ouch, maybe fixed is the way to go then. renoy_jacob_dan andrewpei 15k is the standard fixed price site cost they quoted. That sounds quite reasonable for a 2 storey. I see, and here I thought "what do they need to do that costs 15k" Is there anything else I should factor in here? Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 7Oct 18, 2016 7:50 am Hi there. We're in Berwick Waters too (Waterside Stage 4) and had heard some absolute horror stories about site costs. After we purchased the land of course! So surprised when our soil test came back M class, and we only needed 2 screw piles, so roughly $4k all up including temp fencing. Which stage are you building in? If there are any site starts nearby, you might get a clue on the soil conditions by checking the number of concrete piers that are poured before plumbing starts to the site. From what we've been told, this is where the $$ add up. Building: a twisted & flipped out Milan by Arden Homes in Berwick Waters Follow our progress: http://balanced-at-berwickwaters.blogspot.com.au Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 8Oct 18, 2016 12:21 pm andrewpei Hi everyone, Getting mixed feedback a few builders on site costs. What are people's advice on this? Should we accept the fixed cost upfront? Or take the gamble with post quote? I understand that after ordering soil tests we will know exactly what it will cost. Is this accurate? M have quoted 20k for site costs C have quoted 15k Land is in Berwick Waters and is very flat. Building a double story 45sqs. Builders advs that double stories do have higher site costs compared to single. Thoughts? $20k for fairly flat? Too high. $15k sounds high. How close to easements are u building & how long is the ground floor? Are u sure its completely flat, there might be a slight fall still. My land has 0.86 of fall from back to front i believe. We are building about 5.5m from rear easement, a double storey with Carlisle and fixed at 15k. Any further adjustments after soil testing was at no cost to us. Double storey usually have slightly cheaper site costs due to smaller footprint. My first built we were contemplating a single woth site cost around 15k as it was longer and closer to easement. We ended up with a short double and site cost was less than 10k. We thought land was flat but it had 300mm of fall. Second Build, this time with Carlisle 2016, can't wait! Beckham: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67280 Canterbury: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81175 Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 9Oct 18, 2016 1:06 pm 300 mm fall should be covered by the builder isnt it? My land has .5mtr slope and the builder said they cover upto 1 mtr. Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 10Oct 18, 2016 1:23 pm renoy_jacob_dan 300 mm fall should be covered by the builder isnt it? My land has .5mtr slope and the builder said they cover upto 1 mtr. Yep it was covered but was surprised as the land "looked" flat to us! Second Build, this time with Carlisle 2016, can't wait! Beckham: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67280 Canterbury: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81175 Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 11Oct 18, 2016 5:26 pm How do I confirm if there is an actual fall? Would it be on the site plan? I guess i cant say 100 if it's flat but just by looking, it appears pretty fast, guess I can't be to sure. Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 12Oct 18, 2016 5:50 pm andrewpei How do I confirm if there is an actual fall? Would it be on the site plan? I guess i cant say 100 if it's flat but just by looking, it appears pretty fast, guess I can't be to sure. Should be on your engineering drawings given to you at sales office.... if you don't have one call BW sales office for a copy and take it down to C and M and ask them to have a look. M has a cool tool where they use the figures on the report and your chosen plan and you can see roughly how it'll look and sit on the land in 3d i believe. Second Build, this time with Carlisle 2016, can't wait! Beckham: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67280 Canterbury: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81175 Re: Fixed Site Costs vs Post Soil Test Costs 13Dec 01, 2016 3:12 pm go with fixed. I was told I had fixed at $12000 but hadn't signed a contract. 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