Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 07, 2018 9:21 pm Hello, This is my first post. Our land is slopey so we are going to spend more on retaining walls and soil removals and footings. How much allowance should i alot on top our contract price? We are also currently thorned between Simonds Homes and Fairmont Homes! Please help 🙏🏻 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Buffer/allowance in building cost 2Sep 12, 2018 10:50 am Retaining Wall - what is the length, height and type (timber, concrete, blocks) ? You would also spend more on cut/fill, drop edge beam DEB, additional brickwork due to DEB, steeper driveway, higher ceilings Is any of above included in builders quote? If not expect between 40-50k custom probably not. Volume, most defiantly, but spec would vary. If youre doing a knock down, there additional costs associated with that that will eat into your budget… 1 10250 multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2186 |