We started our house design/planning process 2 years ago and we can't seem to find the original quote
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Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum  14 Jan 2009 1,070 Adelaide Gold Member 1 May 19, 2009 7:17 pm Today we received the bill for the steel frame engineering design and calculations. It's for $3,000 and the house is 394sqm. Does this sound reasonable? We started our house design/planning process 2 years ago and we can't seem to find the original quote Re: Is $3,000 reasonable for structural steel engineering design 3May 20, 2009 9:31 am [quote="gettingThere"]Today we received the bill for the steel frame engineering design and calculations. It's for $3,000 and the house is 394sqm. Does this sound reasonable? We started our house design/planning process 2 years ago and we can't seem to find the original quote  /quote]Ours was $1200 for the footings, garage slab and steel beams, and our house has a lot of steel in it! $3000 sounds expensive. JB 14 Jan 2009 1,070 Adelaide Gold Member Re: Is $3,000 reasonable for structural steel engineering design 4May 20, 2009 7:09 pm  James Bond gettingThereToday we received the bill for the steel frame engineering design and calculations. It's for $3,000 and the house is 394sqm. Does this sound reasonable? We started our house design/planning process 2 years ago and we can't seem to find the original quote /quote]Ours was $1200 for the footings, garage slab and steel beams, and our house has a lot of steel in it! $3000 sounds expensive. JB Wow, that's so cheap. My parents paid $850 just for the soil test and footings report. 04 Jun 2007 203 Melbourne Bronze Member Re: Is $3,000 reasonable for structural steel engineering design 5May 21, 2009 6:18 am I don't know if that's ok as the price I paid included design, working drawings, engineers and permits. Regardless if you can find the original quote or not, you can't expect someone to honour a price from two years ago. Re: Is $3,000 reasonable for structural steel engineering design 6May 21, 2009 12:40 pm [quote="gettingThere"]Today we received the bill for the steel frame engineering design and calculations. It's for $3,000 and the house is 394sqm. Does this sound reasonable? We started our house design/planning process 2 years ago and we can't seem to find the original quote /quote]I am paying about $2.5K for 40sq home, most quotes came in roughly 2.5K to 3.5K, so 3K seems ok IMO * Are we there yet ? Demolition has come and gone ! yippeeee..hang on that was months ago !! come on Mr Builder, dig a hole at least  Finaly ! Hole Dug ! well done darren 20/06/2010. Slab is down ! Framing is complete 20/10/2010 we are progressing like a snail on heat - excited and determined but very very slow Steveo Re: Is $3,000 reasonable for structural steel engineering design 7May 22, 2009 10:16 pm The price for engineering is not relevant to the size of the house but how many beams needed to be designed. Some 40sq houses could have none, some could have dozens of beams and columns depending on the design. So, the question of if the price is reasonable is completely dependent on how many beams columns etc have been designed and NOT simply on the size of the house. Builders are people too.... 14 Jan 2009 1,070 Adelaide Gold Member Re: Is $3,000 reasonable for structural steel engineering design 8May 22, 2009 10:20 pm  buildaThe price for engineering is not relevant to the size of the house but how many beams needed to be designed. Some 40sq houses could have none, some could have dozens of beams and columns depending on the design. So, the question of if the price is reasonable is completely dependent on how many beams columns etc have been designed and NOT simply on the size of the house. Now this makes sense! We had a LOT of beams so it now makes sense why it cost so much. Thanks for that The supplier does not have proof of "cost" until invoices are paid, ask for a copy of paid invoices 8 7287  As is per usual for many of the past failed RWH regulations, it is probably traceable to a bureaucrat who's ego overrode the need to seek the appropriate expert… 1 11418  8 16265 |
