Browse Forums Building A New House Final build price Vs Advertised price 2Mar 31, 2017 4:03 pm Building the simonds palisade in gippsland Re: Final build price Vs Advertised price 4Apr 01, 2017 1:54 am Follow our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura Group): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85122 Re: Final build price Vs Advertised price 17Apr 03, 2017 11:18 am Banks & Lenders have advised Home owners & Builders not to blow out the costs of upgrades Here are some acceptable approx. upgrade percentages for first Home Buyers Base price (basic Single Storey GF $800/m2, Double Storey 1F $1100/m2) Site works +3-5% Fittings & Finishes +10-12% Landscaping/Fences/Paving +2-4% Do The math is you new house overpriced? Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Final build price Vs Advertised price 18Apr 03, 2017 2:57 pm For us, the base price was 215 and we've just signed final contract at 278. Not heaps of upgrades, but a few. - Site costs around 21.5K - Upgraded facade 10K - Evaporative cooling 5.5K - Concrete paving (driveway) 5K - Other bits and pices like some roof stuff, fibre optic cable, upgrades for colour and electrical, some doors, took up the rest I remember when we were trying to budget for it finding it so hard to convert a base price into an actual price. Good luck with it. Re: Final build price Vs Advertised price 19Apr 03, 2017 4:31 pm Builder: Porter Davis - new build Advertised Price: $189k Final Price (although we're not at contract yet but this should be pretty accurate) $283k. $20k site costs (estimated) $17k structural changes/upgrades $23k promotions $6k electrical upgrades $4k estate covenants $6k upgraded carpets $5k extra cabinetry $6k air con $6k bushfire allowance Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 12405 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 19843 Hi, I am approaching end of the build. My final invoice will be given to me soon to pay. Some context before I ask my question. 1. My builder wont do the landscaping or… 0 4123 |