Bianco for a few bits ‘n’ pieces $14.24
Bunnings for the materials for the toilet shelter $292.51
Total project spend is now at $285,393.39
House only is now $71,440.89
Cost per square metre is now $248.06
Garden Grove for 10 ton of sand and metal – $564
Bianco for reo steel for power room slab – $228.65
Bianco for 800 kilograms GP cement – $277.20
Total project spend is now at $285,086.64
House only is now $71,134.14
Cost per square metre is now $246.99
Sleepers we purchased are to be cut into thin strips and set into the walls with screws set into the back of them at strange angles to make sure they stay put. These strips will be used to fix skirting boards, window and door frames and a picture rail to.
Bunnings for sundry bits and pieces $194.18
United Fasteners for screws and bolts $159.86
Garden Grove for some redgum sleepers $153.45
Total project spend is now at $283 590.07
House only is now $69 637.57
Cost per square metre is now $241.80
Finalise the account with the plumber – $7394.40
Excavation and rockbreaking for the septic – $605
Sundry bits and pieces – $68.75
Total project spend is now at $283 082.58
House only is now $69 130.08
Cost per square metre is now $240.03
RCI Engineering for site inspections before the slab pour – $430.98
United Fasteners for the threaded tie down rods – $684.90
Termimesh for slab penetration meshing – $522.50
Senturion Steel for materials to make an earth sift – $87.50
Total project spend is now at $275 014.43
House only is now $61 061.43
Cost per square metre is now $212.02
I like numbers. I like being able to define something in a meaningful dollar value to compare my efforts to commercial/professional results. I’m going to start adding a component to the project costs which measures the cost of our house per square metre right up until it is finished.
Internally “finished” will include the basic livablility items such as bathrooms, laundry and a functional kitchen but exclude items where personal taste can blow the budget – kitchen cabinetry and appliances, floor tiles, carpets, curtains, taps and light fittings for example.
Externally I will include the earthworks, verandahs, pergola, water tanks, hot water system, power system and pre-slab plumbing in the cost per square metre as these are all integral to the livability of the house. I will not include the physical footprint of the pergolas or verandahs in that calculation since they are almost equal to the size of the house itself.
As of right now, the cost of our house per square metre (at 288 square metres) is $205.04 If I include the verandahs and pergola (total of 506 square metres) that would skew the figure to $116.67 which is not representative of the cost of the house.
12 sheets of 1800×1200 formply seconds for the mould system set me back $360
Total house spend is now at $273 288.55
The slab set us back $35 761
This bring the house only spend to $272 928.55
Part payment of plumber’s account – $5000
Driveway rubble and labour – $2100
House only spend is now $237 217.55
5000 litre rainwater tank from Bushmans – $665
Nuts and bolts for mould system from United Fasteners – $87.65
House only spend now stands at $230 117.55