Cost to dig and retain bank to build double garage
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| 1 | Has anyone dug out and retained a bank to build a double garage? The council have confirmed it would be possible but I'm wanting to have a ballpark understanding of what the cost might be to help me decide if I make an offer on a house that is for sale. 2real - 2021-01-29 18:27:00 |
| 2 | $10,749.64 + GST at a guess stevo2 - 2021-01-29 18:44:00 |
| 3 | stevo2 wrote: masturbidder - 2021-01-29 19:17:00 |
| 4 | 2real wrote: How long is a piece of string.... Jeepers, ask someone in the field, who does this for a living, to do a driveby if you want anything near an accurate "ballpark" figure.... (And then double it....) Edited by autumnwinds at 7:27 pm, Fri 29 Jan autumnwinds - 2021-01-29 19:26:00 |
| 5 | stevo2 wrote:
Christ, that's alright... I paid almost that 20 years ago.. m16d - 2021-01-29 20:24:00 |
| 6 | The thing about ballpark figures is that you know how big a ballpark is. How big is the retaining wall likely to be? Height and width. pico42 - 2021-01-29 20:39:00 |
| 7 | pico42 wrote: The thing with a ballpark figure is that if you build it, they will come. sparkychap - 2021-01-29 20:39:00 |
| 8 | A ballpark figure. Is that any thing like an hourglass figure? thumbs647 - 2021-01-30 07:16:00 |
| 9 | If you are digging out and building a retaining wall, you will also have to consider drainage which can prove costly. We had flood which penetrated block wall of carport, flooded same and then entered house thru laundry. The cost of remedying this was $15,000 in Whangarei just a few months ago. Found original work hd not been done to submitted plans! Capricorngirl mlarkin - 2021-01-30 08:12:00 |
| 10 | 2real wrote: what an who are you retaining on top thou? Talk to an engineer. gabbysnana - 2021-01-30 09:44:00 |
| 11 | stevo2 wrote:
You sure you've allowed for everything in that price??? mrcat1 - 2021-01-30 10:32:00 |
| 12 | sparkychap wrote:
Not at $10,749.64 + GST they won’t. pico42 - 2021-01-30 10:46:00 |
| 13 | Hi - I expect it's well over $10k - the area to remove would be about 6m wide, deep and high so a significant amount of rock and soil to remove. I know I'm unlikely to get an accurate quote but was just interested in case anyone had recent experience. Thx 2real - 2021-01-30 15:51:00 |
| 14 | mrcat1 wrote: my price was based on all the information given in post #1. you could always price against me Mrcat1. stevo2 - 2021-01-30 16:04:00 |
| 15 | stevo2 wrote:
I'm not sure how to build a retaining wall. Edited by mrcat1 at 8:46 pm, Sat 30 Jan mrcat1 - 2021-01-30 20:44:00 |
| 16 | mrcat1 wrote: All good, I know a guy with a big arsed Caterpillar digger that can dig anything stevo2 - 2021-01-30 21:15:00 |
| 17 | stevo2 wrote:
I think its making its own sandpit down at the beach. mrcat1 - 2021-01-30 22:59:00 |
| 18 | Friend of mine replaced a single garage on the flat, one of those Wellington situations with a few steps to the front door so garage was sort of built in to the side of the garden (hard to describe, I'm trying to say not loads of retaining steep high land) a small corner of the neighbours house was sitting on friends old garage. She told me it was over 100K & took months from start to finish! magicroundbout - 2021-02-01 03:38:00 |
| 19 | Ours was around $20k. landylass - 2021-02-01 07:02:00 |
| 20 | Council consent and inspections $25K. Therapy to recover from dealing with council BS $3K + GST. Edited by pcle at 10:13 am, Mon 1 Feb pcle - 2021-02-01 10:12:00 |
| 21 | pcle wrote:
You quite obviously have no ideas off costs, you have nothing for design engineers, council costs wont be as much as you claimed, and if you need to spend $25k on council for a wall, then the wall build is going to cost $150-200k. mrcat1 - 2021-02-01 10:53:00 |
| 22 | At a guess, lots. amasser - 2021-02-01 10:57:00 |
| 23 | Different soil conditions will affect the cost by at least a factor of 10. In a TC3 zone it might cost over $1,000,000. Edited by tony9 at 3:26 pm, Mon 1 Feb tony9 - 2021-02-01 15:24:00 |
| 24 | Well I spose a basic base point shouldn't be that hard to start with & then up or down accordingly. Presume good soil & expected good new foundation ground Basically, average price for a no hassle hole in a bank with shed built inside Edited by mrfxit at 6:55 pm, Mon 1 Feb mrfxit - 2021-02-01 18:53:00 |
| 25 | So effectively depending how far off the boundary it is and if there's any surcharge from neighbouring property. mrcat1 - 2021-02-01 19:30:00 |
| 26 | Come on, mrcat, if you don't know the answer you can just say so. sparkychap - 2021-02-01 20:15:00 |
| 27 | This message was deleted. hooserat - 2021-02-01 20:23:00 |
| 28 | To be honest, we dont even know if the aforementioned retaining wall is to be built on the "high side" or the "low" side of the proposed garage stevo2 - 2021-02-01 20:33:00 |
| 29 | mrcat1 wrote: This is NZ stop being so technical and realistic lol. gamefisher - 2021-02-01 21:00:00 |
| 30 | stevo2 wrote:
Exactly, no dimension's as to length or retained height, if there's any surcharge, so its quite likely you've got the job. mrcat1 - 2021-02-01 21:40:00 |
| 31 | pcle wrote:
This of course assumes that you can get at it with a digger & driver as opposed to a labourer and a wheel barrow !! onl_148 - 2021-02-02 14:45:00 |
| 32 | mrcat1 wrote: All good. Im getting better at them now https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1480685348.jpg stevo2 - 2021-02-02 18:40:00 |
| 33 | The member deleted this message. autumnwinds - 2021-02-02 21:07:00 |
| 34 | stevo2 wrote: . Edited by autumnwinds at 9:11 pm, Tue 2 Feb autumnwinds - 2021-02-02 21:08:00 |
| 35 | stevo2 wrote:
That's a cool job, its a real art to get bends like that in walls without them flying to bits. Edited by mrcat1 at 9:20 pm, Tue 2 Feb mrcat1 - 2021-02-02 21:12:00 |
