Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Cost comparison for third storey 2Jan 27, 2019 7:45 pm Third story will add: 1) extra floor joists; 2) supporting beams; 3) longer/higher scaffolding; 4) extra walls material/framing; 5) extra staircase; + all the relevant/related labour. Having larger slab will be much cheaper option. Re: Cost comparison for third storey 3Jan 27, 2019 7:53 pm And have you seen, Michelle, how the costs of "personal" lifts for the home have become so much more realistic? Too, when I look at homes on small, say 15 to 18 perch in places like Colombo, I can see see why going up to that third floor adds so much to small foot print houses. Reckon we should be doing much more of that sort of stuff in Oz. Re: Cost comparison for third storey 4Jan 27, 2019 8:39 pm Absolutely... go 3 Storey, small lot in the right location Here Precast Concrete homes I would expect the property price to triple within 10 Years hth Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Cost comparison for third storey 7Jan 27, 2019 10:19 pm StructuralBIMGuy Absolutely... go 3 Storey, small lot in the right location Here Precast Concrete homes I would expect the property price to triple within 10 Years hth Thanks for the link, we have been considering precast concrete. We have a tight block of 330sqm and will need a parapet to parapet build. Am I right by assuming that a precast could make this easier? Re: Cost comparison for third storey 8Jan 27, 2019 10:37 pm Michelle, have a look at - for example - this little 3-storey/4-bed in Colombo on a 260square metre block. Just makes me weep when I see the dog-boxes we Aussies build on our small blocks when this type of concept is available! http://www.kpproperty.lk/property/brand ... 9n6uK4Vs3I Re: Cost comparison for third storey 9Jan 28, 2019 7:33 am kks Michelle, have a look at - for example - this little 3-storey/4-bed in Colombo on a 260square metre block. Just makes me weep when I see the dog-boxes we Aussies build on our small blocks when this type of concept is available! http://www.kpproperty.lk/property/brand ... 9n6uK4Vs3I Thanks for giving me a laugh today, never heard a 40+ square home over 3 levels with a rooftop space described as little, but there you go. Good luck to the average HomeOne forum member hoping to build similar. 😂 Re: Cost comparison for third storey 10Jan 28, 2019 7:43 am Michelle_ Hi, would greatly appreciate some info if anyone can help? Would we save any money by doing a third storey with a small footprint or sticking with two storey and having a much larger slab and site works? TIA If you’re allowed to go 3 levels, and you’ve indicated it’s ok to, then I’d do it but it would be based on lifestyle not budget. Your slab is maybe going to be larger due to additional weight of another level, more scaffolding as mentioned etc. I know a double storey costs more even based on same size square meterage to a single storey, I’d think a 3rd level may do the same???? I’m old enough to remember when double storey homes were more cost efficient to build because basically your slab and roof is half the size of a single, but that was when scaffolding wasn’t required (scary and unimaginable these days) and licence and insurance fees weren’t what they are. Sounds exciting if you’re able to go ahead and do 3 storeys! Re: Cost comparison for third storey 11Jan 28, 2019 11:00 am gillybean kks Michelle, have a look at - for example - this little 3-storey/4-bed in Colombo on a 260square metre block. Just makes me weep when I see the dog-boxes we Aussies build on our small blocks when this type of concept is available! http://www.kpproperty.lk/property/brand ... 9n6uK4Vs3I Thanks for giving me a laugh today, never heard a 40+ square home over 3 levels with a rooftop space described as little, but there you go. Good luck to the average HomeOne forum member hoping to build similar. 😂 lol! I kinda forget how much space there actually is in these sort of homes. You'd enjoy how they are built to be affordable there in SL. On-site labour is relatively cheap but you'd be surprised how expensive building materials can be. The homes are often made with a cast-on-site concrete grid frame where the in-fill panels are just a crude brick but then given the cosmetic treatment with plastering or tile. You can see, too, from the photos of that house that some of the timber work is a bit rough-and-ready but that is typical. All usually turns out pretty pleasant looking. The common inclusion of a roof garden or terrace makes for really relaxed evening living. Some of the apparently excessive living area is taken up with space for the home-help; bit different there to Oz! Really like some of the architectural stuff the young SL professionals are doing. there is a few calculators you can use if you just google it 7 10811 1 4911 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 9846 |