Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First jome build SA Hickinbotham 18Jul 19, 2017 10:10 am lovisa Got a call today, soil report received but didnt not want to give any details. Report is now with engineers to work out the footings and costs etc. said we should know by weekend. On another note our counsil applications was lodged today yep that's what happened to me, soil report in and person who rang just wanted to ensure ok to charge next stage of deposit took nearly another 2 weeks till i got the variation costing and the report itself i wasn't given till my bank pack was done frustrating, hopefully your council approval is fast and the report and its variation are faster for you Re: First jome build SA Hickinbotham 19Jul 21, 2017 12:26 pm So good news engineering was received back today for the footings:) we got told that footings will be between 20-21k (got quoted 22400) but that they are still doing costings for soil removal etc. which can go up/down depending on site. So far so good! We willhave final costings next week yay happy so far Re: First jome build SA Hickinbotham 20Jul 21, 2017 12:38 pm good news lovisa, waiting for that report i think was one of the most frustrating parts of my experience. hopefully not to much soil removal for you I had excess soil and ended up being and extra $1200 for removal - luckily my footings also came back 1k under estimate so wasnt to bad at the time i thought developer puts soil there then builder charges me to move excess - probably to a spot chosen by developer for next stage And we're finally moving forward! Trenches and plumbing in, should hopefully see a slab any day now. 9 33046 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 5066 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 19392 |