Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 24, 2018 10:01 am Hey Got a bad e-mail to start my week off. Building a house with JG King. They were the cheapest overall out of our quotes. They allowed up to 15 cubic metres of rock in their site costs I wouldn't of thought we would go over that boy was I wrong or very unlucky The first excavation they found 10 cubic meres electrical works they found 5 then when drainage works completed they found 45 cubic metres! Quadruple the amount they found at the start This will cost me $11,000 now I called the builder and spoke to who is looking after my build. I asked if they could please reduce the cost of it. But I think this is unlikely. All they said they can do is charge me at the end of the build so I have enough time to I guess "save up" Is there anything else I can do to try and get this reduced, I would like any suggestions. II can speak to their manager to Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Just checked my soiled report to "attached" It says in bold : Refusal to tungsten auger on moderately weathered basalt or boulder Does this mean, they couldnt bore down that far, as it could be hard material, either basalt or boulder? "Refusal to tungsten auger on moderately weathered basalt or boulder" Re: Should of got full fixed site costs! 2Sep 24, 2018 1:07 pm Read you contract and see what provisions are there. Maybe you can pull back some inclusions that are equal value and save money that way? If it was a provisional sum then ask for all costings and how they arrived at 11k, maybe they will pull back a bit if you can show they are overcharging you. Re: Should of got full fixed site costs! 3Sep 24, 2018 2:21 pm sweetswisssteel Read you contract and see what provisions are there. Maybe you can pull back some inclusions that are equal value and save money that way? If it was a provisional sum then ask for all costings and how they arrived at 11k, maybe they will pull back a bit if you can show they are overcharging you. On the quote they allowed a provisional sum of up to 15 cubic metres of rock The supervisor told me they found 10m3 on the first excavation another 5 during electrical work then 45m3 when doing the plumbing trenches and drainage so I used 15m3 already in the first 2 stages then got hit with a big 45m3 amount of rocks I need to pay for now @ $283 per m3 Re: Should of got full fixed site costs! 5Sep 25, 2018 9:56 am I guess it is what it is, I still went ahead because the block was very cheap All I think i can do is ask if they can reduce the cost but you know what, I asked this to the sales guy before signing and he was sure that there was no rock in that area. "he apparently knew this because theyve built in the same area a few times" what a bull crap artist Re: Should of got full fixed site costs! 9Sep 26, 2018 7:59 am Patrick ....but you know what, I asked this to the sales guy before signing and he was sure that there was no rock in that area. "he apparently knew this because theyve built in the same area a few times" what a bull crap artist Gouging (literally) has been discussed many times before. Nobody believes Salesman that are paid high commissions, they will tell you whatever you want to hear, promise the earth (excuse the pun), and after you have signed the contract are nowhere to be found.Caveat emptor Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Hi Kristy Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the costs for… 1 9952 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13091 Is anyone building with Mojo and have a recent site cost tender 0 15951 |