Browse Forums Building A New House Re: New single storey home scaffolding question 9Oct 10, 2018 4:58 pm jeanlaw Builder replied me it was the skillion roof design, front brick wall is above 3 metres so scaffolding is required. https://i.imgur.com/T6BzWt7.png It not a true skillion roof, kind of like saltbox roof / gable roof... But compare to a cheaper hip roof (which has no extra cost), this roof is facing north / south and has more surface for me to install solar panels later. So this roof will cost me extra $17,000... looks more modern compare to boring conventional hip roof, worth it? Would that really add $17k value to the property? Skillion / gable roof owners, do you guys pay a lot extra for it? We built a skillion with 2.7 ceilings. We required scaff at the front but it's not a cost we ever saw, I assume it was built into the price of the facade. Our build was poorly managed and the construction manager did have a whinge about the cost of it staying up for so long, so I'm guessing it wasn't cheap, but wasn't our problem. Re: New single storey home scaffolding question 10Dec 05, 2018 2:52 pm jeanlaw Builder replied me it was the skillion roof design, front brick wall is above 3 metres so scaffolding is required. https://i.imgur.com/T6BzWt7.png It not a true skillion roof, kind of like saltbox roof / gable roof... But compare to a cheaper hip roof (which has no extra cost), this roof is facing north / south and has more surface for me to install solar panels later. So this roof will cost me extra $17,000... looks more modern compare to boring conventional hip roof, worth it? Would that really add $17k value to the property? Skillion / gable roof owners, do you guys pay a lot extra for it? Hi Jean, We are building with Achieve as well. I didn't think the $17k was worth an upgrade, but that is down to personal preference really. You are right, increase to 2.7M will set you back by $12k or $6k should you go with FC sheeting, but I guess, if you are spending $17k for the facade, you wouldn't really want FC sheets above your windows. Let me know what you went with, given that we are with the same builders.. Re: New single storey home scaffolding question 11Jan 17, 2019 3:27 pm I ended up ditch Achieve Homes and lost the $3000 deposit and go with another builder, very lucky. My current builder quoted me if I go with the Achieve Home's inclusion list it would be at least few tens of thousand cheaper. And my lawyer told me one of their clients was asked by Achieve Home (which is their builder), asked them too pay like $20k extra due to some price for their supplier went up, this is ridiculous. Achieve Homes is building Project homes, like apartments, you only can go what they have and have a very limited choice of what you want. They have low price because they supply cheap low end stuff, like data ports in the inclusion list, which is cat 5 and not even cat 5e (cat 5 has 10mbps typical speed and cat 5e is 100mbps), and Achieve Homes told me $120 to upgrade to cat 6, PER PORT! Another example is $150 for one additional LED downlight. That's how they make money. On the other hand, the builder I go with is building Custom homes, so I choose what I want from the pool of money, and if you don't want something or save on something, the money goes back to the pool. So now for the same building price, I have the exact same things in the inclusion list as Achieve Homes gave me, plus the $17k high rendered facade, colorbond roof, double glazed windows throughout, 3-zoned air con, ~30m2 worth of concrete to wrap around the house, freestanding bathtub or spa... If I am adding this to Achieve Home's quote, sure they would charge me well over $30k. House is the most expensive thing you buy in your lifetime and you want to choose what you want, so I go with a builder that builds custom homes instead of project homes. Good luck for your build. Re: New single storey home scaffolding question 14Jul 03, 2019 6:22 pm jeanlaw Builder replied me it was the skillion roof design, front brick wall is above 3 metres so scaffolding is required. https://i.imgur.com/T6BzWt7.png It not a true skillion roof, kind of like saltbox roof / gable roof... But compare to a cheaper hip roof (which has no extra cost), this roof is facing north / south and has more surface for me to install solar panels later. So this roof will cost me extra $17,000... looks more modern compare to boring conventional hip roof, worth it? Would that really add $17k value to the property? Skillion / gable roof owners, do you guys pay a lot extra for it? My guess in practical terms is how will the bricklayer reach those two top courses of bricks without scaffolding? they would have to hire 7 foot tall guys also scaffolding needed to paint eaves etc Anyway, $7k is really high. I am paying $7k for a really large two storey home so a single storey should be much cheaper Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au Ask for some kickplate to be added and also for tradies to be requested to use lanyards on tools on that side of the building. Be respectful and have the discussion… 1 1685 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8157 What you are looking at is fibrous plaster, true gypsum, it is cast on horizontal beds with fibers included to give strength. I has no Asbestos in it. Houses before 1985… 2 7121 |