Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 15, 2016 4:08 pm Hi I am building a new small home in Katoomba and having a difficult time finding builders who are reasonable and reliable and quick. They seem to think I can spend so much money per sq. The site is steep and there is a high fire rating, but we are only building a 120 sq m home which has design drawings done as yet nothing else. I tried to find project home, kit home, steel frame people etc and no one could do it. I feel like I have really been through the mill. Does anyone have any advice or can suggest any help that is good for me please. I am not well and need to have this built really quickly. Thank you all for your help. Deb Re: Blue Mountains Home My First Build 2Jul 15, 2016 8:11 pm With a steep site you are going to find a very limited range of builders (project builders base their costs on a flat site with reasonable ground conditions) and the cost straight away goes from reasonable to expensive. High fire rating and you can easily add another $50,000. In the Blue Mountains there aren't many tradies, so builders will want more to cover their labour's travel costs which can put many more thousands on the job. Even small houses will be very expensive. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Blue Mountains Home My First Build 3Jul 16, 2016 10:03 am Yes this is all what I have been hearing. But I live in hope. So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27749 Iām just in the process of replacing 2 stud walls that have been severely damaged by termites and am planning to use h2 blue pine. I just wanted to if anyone can advise… 0 52859 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4597 |