Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 2Aug 03, 2018 6:43 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 10Aug 05, 2018 8:47 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 15Aug 06, 2018 7:48 am Cooky thanks for the info/reply Your budget sounds tight I am a little sceptical as Architects offer mock ups on high end projects and I doubt your builder employs an architect? (you might want to check that). In regards to lifts, sure everyone says they have come down in price, Installed the prices are still very high. OT I am about to build 4 units/townhouses in Perth for elderly/special needs family & friends, My costs are running at $1500/m2 Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 16Aug 06, 2018 9:06 am StructuralBIMGuy @Cooky thanks for the info/reply Your budget sounds tight I am a little sceptical as Architects offer mock ups on high end projects and I doubt your builder employs an architect? (you might want to check that). In regards to lifts, sure everyone says they have come down in price, Installed the prices are still very high. OT I am about to build 4 units/townhouses in Perth for elderly/special needs family & friends, My costs are running at $1500/m2 StructuralBIMGuy, thanks again for your insight. $1500/m2 is about what project builders charge in NSW too, but this varies based on the size of the builder. Small, local builders are a different thing though. Out builder is not even decided yet. We approached a large number of project builders such as Masterton/Clarendon etc but found them simply ripping us off before the build even started. I have built and renovated before with a local builder and my costs were significantly less than going with a project builder based on tender comparisons and eventual costs. The obvious downside is I do have to do a lot of sourcing myself and product selection isnt in one nice showroom, but I am 100% okay with that. Presently, we are working with our Architect who is independent and not affiliated with any builder. We'll then approach the local builders I have ready to quote us to move forward to the next stage. The big project builders quoted us roughly between 500 to 550k on our build with all high end inclusions and slight modifications, so I aim for lower with a small local builder. We have a contigency of about $100k also, do you think that's enough? Or am I kidding myself? Re: Lifesize Plans - Anyone used them? 17Aug 07, 2018 7:54 am Cooky My costs of $1500/m2 are for 4 x 2 bedroom 2S Units, includes 8 half bathrooms and 4 kitchens. I have a contingency of 10% for upgrades and have preliminary design, engineering & Construction Data & Costs figured. Building costs in Perth haven't been this low in a decade, eg Labour & Material for 2c bricks $1.80 Subsequently, Builders do not put down the prices of new builds, when things slow, they keep the prices inflated and increase the so called give away's..but in reality they aren't giving anything away.If your designer/Architect is using Building Information (BIM) I suggest you start pricing things up for yourself, don't mention the $100k Contingency, get them to sharpen their quoting pencil or crayon, while you use BIM (Data, Augmented & Virtual Reality for visualisation) & Google+ sheets for pricing & Analysis. Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs I haven’t. But have a Lowe Design home. Not only did I find Matt Lowe patronising and a bully, but the home is NOT TO CODE. I have water coming through the bricks… 1 14181 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 17864 Hi everyone. I am a single mother with little daughter, living in a small tourist town in WA Australia. I am thinking to install security screens to all the doors and… 0 23604 |