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The end result All up the cost to build the duplexes was $500,110.48 includes everything. Each unit cost $250,055.24 with land or $180,055.24 without land. Hubby's labour was free and not costed into project. Duplex is not strata'd - that will cost about 7K. We didn't put A/C in either...

Remember this quote back from 1.10.2010 New ute was 65K, well someone started a unauthorised reno on our ute, hubby was T boned last week in a 50km zone at a give way. He has a sore shoulder, suffered shock and we will be out of pocket but no permanent damage to hubby. The ute is a different...

I agree panel doors with feature would look more modern. Daughter has a panel door on her duplex unit with her bedroom above and she says panel lift very noisy opening and shutting at night were as roller doors not as noisy. Might be worth considering next time though if we don't put...

Current duplex is near other duplex and when all bills in I will put up a final costing. Cheers Sheryn

Kwik Kerb was $22 a metre & 47 metres laid = $1034 but tradie charged us $875 as large gardens and he believes he will get further jobs off our front garden and highly visible (steep). Headstones - I will have to have another look. :eek:

Front yard pictures Pleased with outside presentation and appearance, I like light cream bricks and luckily so does hubby, we spent extra to get external feature lighting above roller doors. The gardens are as big as we could make them as front yard is steep to mow and we wnated to cut down the...

The turf arrived 5 weeks after being ordered Sir Walter Buffalo arrived yesterday, I couldn't believe how heavy each strip of turf was as totally water logged. Hubby has laid most on his own, I only helped a small bit as hubby was to come back and pick me up at lunchtime and by the time he...

Almost there... Getting closer to finishing - Kwik kerb around gardens was laid yesterday, hubby is building back boundary fence today, just need turf to be delivered so it can be laid, hoping for turf to be cut & delivered this week. Security screens nearly all installed - garage wrong size...

Dave not sure what you were asking but side boundary has turned out better than I thought. Since we have had 3-4 weeks of solid rain hubby has not been able to complete landscaping, council inspector was contacted and he did inspect and give permission for interim occupation so we can give PM...

It has been raining so we have not been able to do much outside the duplex as red dirt. Hubby managed to get the driveways poured and we are awaiting concrete edging for front yard as steep. We have purchased the native plants that the council approved on our landscape plan and will plant...

Agree extra 70K is good - I want to refinance duplex loan with daughter next month. Our total leverage is about 50%, which I am happy about. Actually I have to rethink our plans and next step. Sheryn

Yes valuation is 720K No new profit forecast, I am waiting for the end of project as hubby wants to put paths around the whole building and extend brick wall in backyard. Driveways will be wider and thicker than estimated. Go with the flow...Hubby doesn't worry about time/tasks costs...

More photo's 1. Living area. 2. Looking into laundry across kitchen bench the rectangle hole on left of photo is telephone point. 3. Backyard REA principal and salesman viewed unit yesterday and sale appraisal price is 360K so we are happy with that price for each unit. :p Estimated...

Photo update 1. Excavation of block at start of project 2. Front driveways 3. Unit 2 driveway - will be steep as coucil land kerb crossing had to be cut down to meet development requirements. :rolleyes: Council Engineer has not turned up, so have rebooked for Building Inspector to check...

Builder's fence is down and removed from site. The tiler is back and hopefully will be finished next week. Tiler backed over stormwater pipe - so hubby had to repair. Building Inspector checked 'roughed out' driveway and Inspector is sending Council Engineer up to inspect % of fall...

Painters have finished and plumbers came in connected storm water and council inspected, plumbers still need to finish sewerage, the floor tiler is coming back on Thursday. Hubby needs to start roughing out driveways. Shower screens and sliding doors ordered and we have ordered the carpet for...

Today the painters have started. Rockstart Q. Guess what the colour will be? A. AntiqueWhite USA. The painters suggested that Hubby get a quote off Eddie as he is competitive, so I have given Eddie's card to hubby. Isn't it funny that a male has to hear it from a male...:rolleyes...

Rockstar No Tony didn't get a quote off Eddie, his card is sitting on hubby's desk. ;) I think we are getting third quote off the window supplier. I keep out of the subbies because if anything goes wrong (and it does) then it is not my fault. Can't believe the difference in prices...

All photos are taken by hubby and these ones are darker then the ones above... Bathroom shower feature tile in Unit 2 Vanity unit & bath Ensuite feature tile in Unit 1 If you look closely you will see we used big tiles in the bathroom - I won't do that again as too much wastage and the...

Obtained second quote for shower screens, mirrors & sliding doors yesterday and it came in at $7502. First quote was $4427 7502/2 = $3751 - we have 2 x word of mouth recommendations for this companies shower screens or 4427/2 = $2213.5 - we have one word of mouth comment - not to use...