Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 6Jul 15, 2019 2:54 pm diybuilderdee 3. You can paint yourself but we're opting to pay someone. There are some very cheap tradies. My sister-in-law paid $4000 for a double storey house 2 coats including materials in Lane Cove, great quality job too. So we're deciding if it's it's worth doing ourselves or just getting the guys to do it. 5. Clip-in floor boards. If it's an investment property, I would opt for timber laminate you can get these cheap from $15-20psqm rather than tiling. We're still opting for timber floorboards which are waterproof for $25psqm, which is still much more reasonable than tiles. Some good advice from diybuilderdee, however I don't agree with the above. Sorry there is no way you can get a quality finish paint job for $4k including material for a double storey house. Qaulity paint will cost more than $2k alone. For a double storey house, you're looking at a min of $10k. 2 coats and great quality shouldn't be in the same sentence. Timber flooring. Timber floorboards are not water resistant, let alone waterproof. (Real) Timber floorboards are no way near $25sqm. Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 7Jul 16, 2019 4:33 pm I guess she meant laminate for $25 per sqm which is doable and it is probably water resistant too (to some extent, but certainly not water proof). The only really waterproof timber I know would be marine teak plus pretty much most of the thermally modified timber (not sure if it is available in AU, but popular and widely available in Europe). On a separate note, you can get some good quality engineered oak for around $50-60 per sqm if you look around hard enough. Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 8Jul 16, 2019 5:26 pm I assume $50-60 does not include install costs? All the wood flooring I can find that includes installation, the glue, cleanup etc costs somewhere between $80/sqm to $140/sqm Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 10Jul 16, 2019 5:58 pm yeah so that sounds roughly the same range as all the prices I find. Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 11Jul 16, 2019 10:11 pm alexp79 I guess she meant laminate for $25 per sqm which is doable and it is probably water resistant too (to some extent, but certainly not water proof). That's what I initially thought too, but she said timber laminate was $15-20/sqm and she got timber flooring at $25/sqm. Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 12Jul 26, 2019 7:38 pm Evaluating if an owner builder with a project manager is a good option for me. We are looking to build a home in south east suburbs of Melbourne. KDR. Whilst I have some building a renovating experience doing whole OB is risky and needs on site time which is difficult during the week. Can anyone recommend a project manager that I can talk to and get a better understanding of what they can bring to the project as well as costs. Thanks AK Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 13Jul 28, 2019 10:38 pm It all depends on how much experience and how much time you have, and how hard to try to find bargains. Labour wise, unless you have existing connections, most likely you will be paying above average. Finding a good project manager is not easy as well. Most likely your project manager will be your site manager/supervisor. This won't be cheap. I have started my built and have a supervisor on board. He's referred to me by my frame supplier. The way we work is that I try to hunt for bargains for materials and define my needs. He'll use his connection to get trades for me. The good thing that got him interested and help me to save money is that my built is in a sense very unique that he is interested in helping to finished it off. I have told him how much I have on hand to play with. This is important, otherwise budget will blow at any time. Currently I am sitting at approx. $1400 per sqm with good quality materials. Re: How much did the building cost per sqm for owner builder 14Jun 13, 2020 4:54 pm @snowing: we are about to start our OB construction in the SE suburb and thinking of engaging a site supervisor/manager too. Are you able to share your site manager's contact if you believe he's doing a good job? thanks heaps Tina Petercurtis You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they… 1 20650 1) I had requested R6 ceiling insualtion batts, however I noticed that on some areas there are huge gaps which will allow hot air to sweep in, and also noticed black/grey… 0 5087 |