Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR - custom home in Clearview, SA 18Jul 08, 2017 11:32 am lovisa Nawsome Engineering report added another 5/6000 to the build costs which also included increase of cost to storm water and a few bits and pieces. The cost does include fill and spoil removal. Was really hoping that they had over quoted, so we may need to tighten budget in other areas - hoping we can claw back some money in things like aircon and the energy rating. But we'd rather had a really good slab and no cracking in the house down the track. Selections will be fun as I think we'll need to really stick with builders' range as much as possible What is the sqm of your home? We have a 160sqm house and was quoted $222400 (above standard for footings) so hoping it wont change much after reports . About double your sqm - our whole slab is about 316 with 220 of that being house (the rest being alfresco and garage) Re: KDR - custom home in Clearview, SA with ADH 20Jul 13, 2017 8:56 am Signed the contract this week, have been given approval in principal from the bank- this is happening!! Hoping to get the master plans and elevations soon, then selections will be the next step, and I am so excited for selections. Hoping that we can book them in soon as dh is going overseas for work at end of July and I'd love to get to selections before he goes away. But have a feeling that we may have to wait until he gets back as apparently it is a 2 week wait to get in for selections. Really looking forward to the selections as I cannot picture what our place will look like. 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 37085 The biggest challenge will be if you take out a loan and then run out of money - you'll have an incomplete security and lenders do not like this so you can get stuck.… 2 19068 Hi, I am looking into doing a KDR in Melbourne and am contemplating using Kialla Homes. I am looking for feedback on them from others who have built with them. 0 13437 |