A Siting for Sore Eyes

I wish I could upload a copy of our siting - this is basically what we've been waiting for, for 4 weeks - the tender and site costs are based around the siting and reports.

We knew that our site costs would be quite expensive, but they came in at basically what was estimated so we were prepared.

So, our sites costs will cover the following:

• Class M slab (standard inclusion)
• Water tank at back of house - will be moved to side and smaller water tank provided to comply with estate guidelines (no extra cost)
• Step up onto porch (extra cost)
• Step down into garage 340mm (extra cost)
• Step down to study and home theatre (extra cost)
• Higher ceilings to front of house - we basically have a split in the front of our home because the front is so steep
• Cut to front of home to comply with driveway angle standards/guidelines (will be used to fill at back, however extra costs to export excess dirt)
• Steps to laundry (extra cost)
• Because of the curved kerb and steepness of the front, they will need two concrete pourers (extra cost)
• Drop edge beams around the home (extra cost)

They hit rock within the standard/included range so piering should not be a problem, other than if the rock becomes more shallow when they begin construction and they need to excavate - this means additional costs too.

Other than the steepness at the front of the house, the land is pretty good!

Revising the tender over the weekend, we've decided to increase our electrical budget also - I still think that we've grossly underestimated the cost of electricals though, so I can't wait to get stuck into our electrical appointment! Oh, and timber look garage sectional door was a must - we forgot to add this but that's been included now :)

Hopefully signing off land and revised tender this week, or early next week. I will include a list of all our upgrades once we've signed off on the revised tender.

See you again soon!

Cx