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| Thread ID: 101269 | 2009-07-07 09:53:00 | cost of building | globe (11482) | PC World Chat |
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| 789805 | 2009-07-07 09:53:00 | anybody know what the cost / m2 for building an extension is these days ? single storey, weatherboard, tin roof, flat site. thanks |
globe (11482) | ||
| 789806 | 2009-07-07 09:56:00 | I'd say around $1400 per sqm, slightly less if you do a large proportion yourself. | nofam (9009) | ||
| 789807 | 2009-07-07 10:20:00 | Holy cupcakes. Not that much nofam. More like $1100. I've seen places advertise $850/sqm for a new house. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 789808 | 2009-07-07 10:34:00 | sorry forgot to say, live in auckland | globe (11482) | ||
| 789809 | 2009-07-07 10:39:00 | Oh well double everything :p | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 789810 | 2009-07-07 10:47:00 | Shop around builders don't have much work on and so will be prepared to be cut-throat to get work | gary67 (56) | ||
| 789811 | 2009-07-07 11:01:00 | Holy cupcakes. Not that much nofam. More like $1100. I've seen places advertise $850/sqm for a new house. Well, I work in the building industry, and get everything for cost + GST and there's no way I could build a house for $850/sqm. I've seen those rates too, and they're obviously just averaging that out for a full house lot of materials and labour. A lot of materials, particularly mechanical fastenings, increased in price 30% - 50% in the last year as steel prices went up. I'd estimate a small extension would cost me around $1000/sqm, and that's doing everything from putting the gib up onwards. Good point made by Gary though - I had a quote to fabricate and install 3 aluminium windows a few months back. They wanted around $2000 to install them, which I thought was extortionate. Asked around, and found a builder who would do it for $900! Interesting topic!! :thumbs: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 789812 | 2009-07-07 19:50:00 | Yeah I'm on the sharp end although having swapped from full on building to joinery I don't have my finger on the pulse as to what is being charged these days. We don't have much work on and my boss is selling off a vehicle this week because of this and we are taking on other work not just joinery to try and keep all our staff | gary67 (56) | ||
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