Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it cost 24Jan 16, 2014 12:01 pm Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it cost 25Jan 16, 2014 12:04 pm Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it cost 26Jan 16, 2014 12:30 pm deluxes All the power points were doubles already but we added a few extras & moved a few - $45ea for the extras They never put enough power points in as standard, especially where the TV goes. We upgraded to 8 points were the TV is going to be: TV, BluRay Player, set top box (or foxtel IQ2), at least 2 game consoles, network media player and Surround sound amp, makes 7, and 1 spare for who knows what future device I might want. also beside the bed if you have a bedside lamp and maybe a clock radio plugged in, where are you going to plug in your phone charger, or laptop charger, or anything else? We made sure the master bedroom has 4 on each side of the bed. We may only use 2 or 3 each, but there will always be a spare socket whenever we need one. Each bedroom got at LEAST an extra double from standard. Also we made sure there was a double point in the hallway for the vacuum cleaner. And I put 4 doubles spread out evenly down the side wall of the garage where I plan to put a workbench, there will always be a power socket for whatever tool I may need to use, and one for a TV, a bar fridge etc for when I'm watching the footy ... umm ... I mean working on a project Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it cost 27Jan 16, 2014 1:08 pm Our (not proceeding) reno quote had double glazing come in at marginally cheaper ($30k vs $31k) than low-e glass. Surprised me! Adding some more downstairs space at the back in our project home build works out at $1300 per sq metre. Thinking about building Rawson's Huntley 27 Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it cost 28Jan 16, 2014 2:26 pm ugbug Most volume builders do not include eaves as standard, except maybe at the front as part of the facade. Ours cost about $3500 but it was well worth it, keeps the midday summer sun off the windows, also stops the house looking wierd. Too many houses have no eaves and just look cheap. ah, yes, we included eaves...another $5K Re: Upgrade Costs - What did you change and what did it cost 29Jan 16, 2014 3:37 pm Forg ugbug Most volume builders do not include eaves as standard, except maybe at the front as part of the facade. Maybe it depends where you are? All the companies we considered did. In Sydney there's been a moving project-home village called Homeworld, because they're showing-off their latest they sell-up and build another one every ... well it seems like maybe every 5-7 years. Anyway, we went to look at the previous one maybe 4 years ago just before it shut down, and there were plenty of homes there without eaves - but the current one has few houses without eaves unless they're trying to "get fancy" with an unusual design which doesn't really suit eaves. I have had a little look around and it seems some estates require eaves of at least a certain size. However NSW uses BASIX ratings instead of the Star Rating Scale that the other states use. according to the BASIX site they have a "rapid method" of checking compliance without paying for a consultant if you meet all the requirements, one of which is: "all windows and glazed doors are shaded by eaves that meet BASIX width requirements for the climate zone" http://www.basix.nsw.gov.au/basixcms/basix-help-notes/thermal/rapid-method.html so I'm guessing most of the builders simply follow the requirements listed for a "rapid" pass. In other states they've probably found that including a higher rated insulation, or using different materials to bump it up a star is slightly cheaper than the cost of installing eaves. Including either one will make it 6-star so they make the cheaper one standard. Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 36592 5 11157 2 3114 |