Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR site costs 8Jun 28, 2020 9:58 pm theshack GrahamB acaboi I'm new to the world of knockdown and rebuild. Can someone help me understand what are the site costs involved in a KDR? Also, what can one do to avoid expensive surprises? Based on the little information I have, couple of questions - 1. Can I arrange for soil test before purchasing the property? 2. If the existing house is on slab, doesn't that rule out the chances of running into big rocks etc post the knockdown? Normally a soil test can not be done if you don't own the property, but most KDR sites will normally come back as H1 I can understand how a KDR will result in a P site classification but how can a KDR change a soil type to be highly reactive. It doesn't, in my experience providing prices for over 2000 homes over the years, most KDR classifications in the Sydney region come back as H Class 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 24887 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 8284 Is anyone building with Mojo and have a recent site cost tender 0 12281 |