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Your building estimate
Based on your answers, here is an indicative range for your project.
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Indicative project range
Dollar range
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Contingency
This range includes a 5% contingency for unexpected costs during construction. It is already built into the figures shown.
Your Project Details
What is included in this guide
- Construction costs
- GST
- Builder preliminaries
- Typical builder margin allowance within the calculated range
What is not included
- Land purchase and stamp duty
- Council, planning and statutory fees
- Landscaping and works outside the building allowance
- Furniture, appliances and window furnishings
- Utility authority and service connection costs
- Site-specific costs requiring further investigation
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