Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 18, 2018 2:33 pm My builder has quoted me $9000 for the soil removal after the footings report came out. Originally it was quoted at $2500. Similarily the footings went up from $30k to $42k. Just wondering if anyone has any leads of what can be done about the excess soil removal, as i had not expected this variation in soil removal and not in a favour of paying $9k just to remove and dump the soil. Thanks Re: Soil Removal 2Oct 18, 2018 7:08 pm mayank_ue2 My builder has quoted me $9000 for the soil removal after the footings report came out. Originally it was quoted at $2500. Similarily the footings went up from $30k to $42k. Just wondering if anyone has any leads of what can be done about the excess soil removal, as i had not expected this variation in soil removal and not in a favour of paying $9k just to remove and dump the soil. Thanks Soil Removal 4Oct 19, 2018 5:53 am A lot of it comes down to whether the original price was quote or a provisional allowance. Provisional allowances are a estimate of what a “standard house/block” would normally cost. They can bite as you are finding if your builder hasn’t taken your block/ house into account. They will get a subcontractor in to remove the soil see if you can get a second quote. with our footings our builder gave us the pa for the estimated number of footings. And then said extra footings will cost x amount more. They needed two more which they offered to do a walk through of if we wanted. Maybe ask for a break down of the extra cost. Re: Soil Removal 6Oct 19, 2018 8:30 pm Thank you everyone for your prompt responses. My fault in writing it incorrectly. So initially in the quote, builder did put $2500 as an allowance for soil removal (subject to engineer’s report). So i am guessing yes, it was in builders’ rights to up the price. But still I would not expect them to go that much wrong when i gave them a soil report before hand from the other half of the land which i got from the neighbours (its subdivided). I guess it’s just the way of them catching customers first with offering something cheap and then increasing the price once they are bound in a contract. Re: Soil Removal 7Oct 19, 2018 8:51 pm mayank_ue2 Thank you everyone for your prompt responses. My fault in writing it incorrectly. So initially in the quote, builder did put $2500 as an allowance for soil removal (subject to engineer’s report). So i am guessing yes, it was in builders’ rights to up the price. But still I would not expect them to go that much wrong when i gave them a soil report before hand from the other half of the land which i got from the neighbours (its subdivided). I guess it’s just the way of them catching customers first with offering something cheap and then increasing the price once they are bound in a contract. PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 10205 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6328 Hi, planning on using the attached stone pieces in my bathroom. I want to remove stains and gloss seal. Can I get some advice on best way to remove stains and best… 0 6700 |