Home build - Ceiling heights and bathroom tiles

[monalisa]

Is that $3000 per Level of house ?

36sq house or 360sqm house would have apox 120 lineal meter of External wall

Te increase in wall height would add 2 brick courses around the outside so about 1000 bricks. Depending on brick type:rule of thumb is $1 brick and same to lay it so $1000 labour $1000 for brick = $2000 plus extra in Plaster internally 3K would seem reasonable per Level of house .

Its for just the ground floor...so would you say they are charging twice as much?

I think it is about 323sq - may be more like 35sq

 

[SamL]

So if you had the option of going downstairs living at 2700 and upstairs bedrooms at 2400 or both at 2550 what would you think is better? Or should I keep 2700 downstairs and push bedrooms to 2550?

 

[Shahin_Afarin]

Why not do 2700 on both levels?

 

[boeman]

Full height tiling - yes it is much better.

If you want to go standard (one row of skirting, one row over vanity and 2m high in the shower) then make it clear to the tiler that you want to one day go full height so he sets it out to allow for this (so the tiles will all line up as they go up). It at least gives you the option.

Fee sounds reasonable for the additional ceiling height. You have extra bricks (inside AND out), extra plaster, extra paint (if included).

Also, builders pay extra to plasterers and ceiling fixers for work above 2.4 normally, so this will all be passed on to you, plus a 30% margin for the variation.

 

[devank]

Why not do 2700 on both levels?

Maybe... it gets heavier if you go 2700 upstairs?? Just guessing.

 

[boeman]

Maybe... it gets heavier if you go 2700 upstairs?? Just guessing.

Will only need to upgrade to a 257mm slab if it spans a large area unsupported by ground floor walls, or if you plan on having a gym/library above.

Most homes, unless the high end of the market and larger, will be a 172mm slab. Adding wall height shouldn't change the suspended slab thickness.