Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Your Hidden Costs After Building 2Mar 10, 2015 4:04 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Your Hidden Costs After Building 13May 13, 2015 9:55 am 1st-timers snowing Well, the true turn key comes with a cost. I have chatted with and got quoted for a true turnkey package before where I just get the key and everything is in apart from my furniture. But the price really scares me away. Yes, they lure you in with the 'single level houses from $145,000', which ends up been basically a shell until they add their $50,000 of add-ons. And, most of these are essential items like floors! If the turnkey solution is less than 50% of the house.. I will gladly absorb the cost. So far true turn key solutions that I had quote with were more than double the cost of building and mostly above the 600k mark which is a fair bit for a house. The quotes were back in 2012 thou, so they probably went up a bit now. Re: Your Hidden Costs After Building 14May 16, 2015 11:36 pm Mostly everything was included as standard. This included 5k landscaping allowance for the front (came with the land), carpet, vinyl, blinds etc. with options to upgrade.
The things not included: Paved crossover, washing line, mailbox. Air conditioning was not included as standard. Paint to internal walls. Wardrobe doors. I think that's about it! Re: Your Hidden Costs After Building 15May 17, 2015 3:55 pm I was very naive when I first started looking at houses. These are the things I just assumed came with a house, and didn't think you had to pay extra for: - Fly screens - Eaves - Brick infills above windows - Flooring - Driveway Re: Your Hidden Costs After Building 16May 18, 2015 4:34 pm aloenyx I was very naive when I first started looking at houses. These are the things I just assumed came with a house, and didn't think you had to pay extra for: - Fly screens - Eaves - Brick infills above windows - Flooring - Driveway We were too. In NZ you hired a builder and built your house, there are very few companies doing Turnkey. We thought thats what we would do here as my husband is in the trade and theres so much he can do himself. We basically wanted a shell built and to hire a plumber and electrician. Unfortunatly the bank has insisted on a turnkey package and we are quite staggered at just how many absolute basic things don't come in that package. you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5330 multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2193 You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 18060 |