Browse Forums Building A New House 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 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 28190 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 4666 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 17852 |