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Before the Design Dilemma: Comparing quotes - what you need to know.

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Check out the Archicentre cost guide. It’s updated every six months or so. It’ll give you ball park figures for different types of renovations and construction. Their website also has some useful factsheets and information. https://www.archicentreaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/CostGuide-2017-06Oct17final.pdf It’s also worth knowing that renovating is often more expensive per square metre than building new as there may be unexpected costs like asbestos to deal with or problems with the wiring so you need a larger contingency in your budget. Good luck with everything.

Reply to: Check out the Archicentre cost guide. It’s updated every six months or so. It’ll give you ball park figures for different types of renovations and construction. Their website also has some useful factsheets and information. https://www.archicentreaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/CostGuide-2017-06Oct17final.pdf It’s also worth knowing that renovating is often more expensive per square metre than building new as there may be unexpected costs like asbestos to deal with or problems with the wiring so you need a larger contingency in your budget. Good luck with everything.

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Hi Pat, Engaging a builder to undertake a renovation often holds people up for months (even years!!). With this in mind, there are a number articles and tools to help you along the learning curve. (See below). The single most important thing for you to do is to pay a registered building designer (or architect) to generate your plans & specifications. Without this, you have nothing for builders to quote against and asking for trouble (expensive trouble). If you have a rough conceptual idea of what you want to achieve, you can estimate costs using this online renovation calculator. A couple of other articles that may you help are: 10 Questions to Ask Your Renovation Designer/Builder 7 Must-Ask' Questions for Your Renovation Project Manager Hope this helps. Good Luck. Richard@themakeovergroup (Melbourne)

Reply to: Hi Pat, Engaging a builder to undertake a renovation often holds people up for months (even years!!). With this in mind, there are a number articles and tools to help you along the learning curve. (See below). The single most important thing for you to do is to pay a registered building designer (or architect) to generate your plans & specifications. Without this, you have nothing for builders to quote against and asking for trouble (expensive trouble). If you have a rough conceptual idea of what you want to achieve, you can estimate costs using this online renovation calculator. A couple of other articles that may you help are: 10 Questions to Ask Your Renovation Designer/Builder 7 Must-Ask' Questions for Your Renovation Project Manager Hope this helps. Good Luck. Richard@themakeovergroup (Melbourne)

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