Browse Forums Building A New House Re: site cost PD 27Apr 22, 2010 2:01 pm ritab25 Once your land is titled and they redo your soil test go out there and visually confirm that holes have in fact been dug in the ground. I have a soil test report signed by a rep from the soil test company stating that the method of testing was by soil core yet funnily enough no holes ever appeared on my block. You can bet I wasnt going to let that one get by. My advice is question, question and question some more. I know that 10K isnt that much compared to what others are paying but after my continued questioning our final site costs (not including temporary fencing and crossover protection) came to around $1200. Did you get the money credited back to you? In my quote there is OHS but I don't see temporary fencing and crossover protection. Should it be included in site cost quote? Thanks Re: site cost PD 28May 22, 2010 8:42 pm I asked them how come I was charged $10311.00 for a M class modified Slab for a P class site with 300 mm fill. if the allowance in the basic price is for m class slab how come I had to pay an extra $10311.00 for a M class modified slab. At the time of signing the contracts my site was not ready ,therefore they gave me the choice go with fixed cost or wait for the soil report and anything other than a M class i cop the increase.We went with fixed site cost . A M class modified should have cost me an extra $5000 the most not $10311. Site classification -"P class site due to fill House size -29.47 Sq or 273.81 sqm Location -Sandarra Wall construction -Brick Veneer & tiled roof 2590 wall height Cut & fill -Cut & fill required footing details -M class modified Retaining wall -none Drainage requirements -Agri drain required along base of cut Special requirement -Termite barrier Reinforcement -Slab fabric Sl 82,Internal rib N12btm,External Rib 3L12,edge beams cost $10311 plus $2162 temp fencing ,crushed rock council cost etc any comments ,I am trying to get my builder to refund something We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37537 Thanks for the insight! My plot is a new development so hopefully I won't have too much problem during build as everyone should be roughly building together. I also… 2 3407 Approvals are covered in the cost we are paying to the pool company. The only thing stated in our home build contract for the additional cost is engineering support. … 3 7317 |