We all hear from the media about the price increase in real estate and some people can’t help but blaming the greedy builders for the expensive cost to build the houses. The truth is (at least in metropolitan areas) that it is actually the value of the land which represents major portion of the…
DetailsHow much should my new building cost? Part II In previous post, we discussed about the factors that influence the cost of our proposed building. We know size does matter in the building cost. But does the double sized house double the cost? NO. As we mentioned, many “building experts” use square meter rate…
DetailsAs a registered building practitioner, the ultimate question we need to answer clients is Howe much will the house cost? It is not an easy question to answer as there are many factors determining the cost of your proposed home. However, we will try to explain it in an easy way below. SIZE obviously matters…
DetailsSo you decided to build your dream home or investment property, you start to shop around for a builder who you can trust to transfer your ideas to brick and mortar (ok, there is also some timber and few other things involved). We all heard about big names present on national scale such as Metricon,…
DetailsOften, I got asked this question by the clients. Like many questions in building industry, there is no straight answer to it. As each of these two types of foundations has its own merit. However, there are two main factors when considering which one to choose: shape and slope of your land. Generally flat land…
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