Now as the housing market heats up and government policy stimulates, more and more friends are building new homes. The various details of the price offered by the builders are also dazzling. Let me talk about the key and easily overlooked costs.
The first cost to be overlooked is the foundation.
People may laugh and say, "this foundation is the most basic, how can it be ignored?" In fact, some do not know, the cost of the foundation is the most easy to be built by the builders. As we all know, the foundation is the foundation of the house, the quality is good or not, whether the structure is basic or not, perhaps you consult the builder to ask three questions about the foundation cost, which is actually a good habit. But the problem is, you get a variety of prices for the foundation, and there will be thousands of dollars up and down and tens of thousands of Australian dollars floating up and down. Why is that? Because the cost of the foundation is based on the design of the house type and the quality of the soil, it is difficult for the builders to tell the exact price in a single word because the house type has not yet been finalized and the soil exploration and report has not been made at the beginning of the meeting or at the initial stage. So some builders estimate a price based on the size of the unit, and others simply give a uniform base fee. As consumers, in order to protect their own interests and avoid tens of thousands of Australian dollars floating, it is best to wait for all relevant reports to sign the construction contract.
Another easy-to-forget cost is finished outdoor work.
Some friends may wonder, is the builder still in charge of the outside shop? In fact, most builders will have these businesses, including the driveway outside the garage, walking paths around the house, as well as the front and rear gardens. If you want the builder to design the house at the same time, he will design the garden well, quote a unified price in the construction contract, and complete the construction stage uniformly. In fact, this will save a lot in the procedure and the cost. In the previous few years, some friends felt that the house price was good, and hastily signed a contract with the builders, but at the time of delivery it was found that the driveway cement pavement was not paved, the house was still surrounded by land, and there was no greening or hardening at all. In fact, this is not a construction "skimming", it just requires customers to sign the contract to add in, of course, the cost will also increase, but it is better than before delivery suddenly realized. If you have some reliable construction teams, it is OK to lay out the driveway after the delivery of the house, but at least when you consider the cost of building the house, set aside the budget for these jobs!
There is also the cost of laying drainage lines.
This is not refers to the house into the water, but refers to Rain Water's collection and discharge. The job has to be divided into two parts. Part is the installation cost of rain water tank, the other part is Rain Water discharge pipeline cost.
Some friends see the cost of rain water tanks can not help but frown, why the market price of only a few hundred rain water tanks, to the contractor's contract to be 1, 2, 000? This is because builders tend to include not only the purchase and installation of rain water tanks, but also the installation of concrete foundations for Rain Water's boxes, the pipelines that connect Rain Water boxes to indoor latrines, and to a lesser extent, It also includes the power supply of Rain Water and tap water supply switch, and so on. (because the water level of Rain Water is low, it will automatically switch to the tap water flush toilet, which is a strong government bar) so the cost you see is usually one or two thousand Australian dollars. If you get an offer of only a few hundred Australian dollars for a rain tank, Then you must ask about the cost of the rest of the work and avoid late disputes and misunderstandings.
On Rain Water emissions (Stormwater),) this work must be done before you lay your garden, otherwise just laid the garden, and have to dig. Because the pipeline is to put too much Rain Water into a drainage pipe, and then from the location of the house into the municipal drainage pipe. Friends who pay attention to the observation may find that in some old houses in the 1950s and 1960s, many Rain Water pipes were naturally discharged to the surface of the surrounding land under the corner of the house. Not only is this not beautiful, if Rain Water is too big, it will also bring inconvenience to life. Even more troubling is that, as the vapor evaporates, the salt that comes with it will accelerate the erosion of the walls, so the work of the drain pipe must be done, and the cost will be included in the budget.
As for self-building, some friends may also be more concerned about the time of land division.
In fact, it depends on the scale and difficulty of land division. In a simple two-part form, government receives an application, usually 3-6 months after the official approval, during which time there will be some exchanges and requirements between government and the construction company to adjust the design. If a change in land use rights, such as agricultural land to residential land, is involved, it will take as long as 10 to 12 months.
Having said so much, there are still a lot of big and small expenses that we need to pay special attention to in the budget.