Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 28, 2017 3:25 pm Hi guys,
Would love to hear from people who have been through this before. We are 1 week out from site start and I just received an email from my builder saying that the council drainage requirements have just arrived and we require both a 5000L water tank and a rain garden. (Having a larger tank didn't help, we still were required to have the rain garden) The cost they quoted for the tank came in at $5439 (this has a pump system) and the cost for the rain garden was......wait for it......$28,775!!!! So, post contract signing when all bank details have been finalised, 1 week out from site start we are supposed to find another $33,000 from somewhere. The builder said that as they don't do rain garden beds so they had to out source that to a contractor. Are these rain gardens really that much, or am I being played for a fool here?? This is what the builder has emailed to justify the cost: We also investigated further and found that the cost for the drainage system and new stormwater point have been taken into consideration in that price. Our plumbers visited the site and found that the stormwater point also had to be replaced to support the build of the new home. Another reason is there is no fall on your block which means there is no fall for the water discharges points to be drained to the Legal Point of Discharge that is located to your kerb and channel. In a nutshell the tank, drainage and future pool is basically too low which is why we require pump system to push all the water out to the LPOD. Some other works which are included is the following: 1. Supply and install PVC drainage with grated pits as per plan 2. Supply and install rain garden as per plan 8 x 1 x .3 with PVC hardened perimeter 3. Supply and install All-purpose pump well as per drawing and specs 4. All council permits for storm water connection with concrete bay replacement 5. Supply certificate of compliance I have attached our plan for the rain garden if this helps anyone, but some advice here is greatly needed!! HELP! Rain garden runs along the side of the driveway. Thank you Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Cost of Raingarden- HELP! 2Apr 28, 2017 3:45 pm I'm no expert but we require a rain garden as part of our section 88b here in North kellyville (Sydney) and my builder had put a provision the following precision: "Provide and install a stormwater pit and rain garden to the finished levels and position as indicated on the construction drawings including the removal of excess spoil from site. - $4670" A provision is just an estimate so it may be more (or less) but should be within the range. So based on that I'd say $28k is crazy. It's it including landscaping perhaps? Ours is just a pit with the piping, we'll have to add the walls, pebbles and plants afterwards, but I don't foresee it being THAT much more. Re: Cost of Raingarden- HELP! 3Apr 28, 2017 3:59 pm OMG I would of had a stroke if the builder gave me a 33k variation. Would they allow you to get independent quotes from other contractors? Customised Burbank Indigo/Hawthorn in Officer VIC https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... 2#p1680752 7 12080 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37367 Fair Trading can issue orders to rectify and complete but once the matter goes to NCAT these orders are automatically vacated. You will have to terminate contract and sue… 21 29793 |