[craig1234564]

Seen some land for sale 1000 sqm for $158000
- its near christchurch,

How much would we be looking at to build an average 3 bed house on there?
..what about if you wanted central heating double glazing, well insulated etc :) :)

[Angelonthemove]

We were told $2000 per sqm that would roughly include fixtures but not double glazing and central heating. Seek out old post for cost there are loads on there of people doing house buiilds. We found this on the forum http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~eeh/EEH.htm

[mossum]

Hi ,

If thats for a residential section - its very cheep - where is it ? I'll look it up if you like & tell you gv etc ( & offer an opinion on location of course ;) )

vic

[craig1234564]

its in darfield , bet someone else snaps it up now i said that tho !
anyway we have not even applied to come yet.

[Nick88]

We built one of these (and love it)

http://www.sunshinehomes.co.nz/index.html

It doesn't come with central heating or double glazing as standard, things like that can be added easily. We are well north so Akl so only use an electric heater to take the chill off the living room in the mornings for about 4 months of the year. They are quite cheap and cheerful, but they do the job.

[ourquest]

There is usually a reason why a section is cheap. After all, position is the most important aspect of property...in New Zealand you can of course have your house moved, but without massive amounts of biblical faith you are unlikely to shift your section much. So pay more to get a good section to start off with, the building costs are roughly the same whether you have a view of landfill site or a mountain lake.

[Super_BQ]

Hi Craig,

The cost to build now is going to be roughly 30% more than it use to be 2 or 3 years ago. Of course building materials have gone up a lot but there's also the aspect of the gov't regulation of the whole building industry. No home gets looked at once during the construction stage. You'll have plumbing engineers looking at the works of the structural engineers works (a lot of triple+ inspections and no single sole person that oversees the whole contruction stage and assume responsibility).

You can bet that the longer you wait, the more expensive it will cost. This is part of the reason why real estate in NZ really doesn't go down (overall). Wait another 3 years and materials. labour, & paperwork compliancing will add another 30%.

Less not we forget NZ is pretty much on the high end (if not at the top) of inflation among the OECD nations.

[mossum]

Hi

the lates sales statistics that i looked at say that this section is exensive ! But that said I dont know the exact location - PM me if you want more specific info .

ta vic

[markw55]

Most people say that building costs vary between $1200 and $2000 per sqm. Depending on the quality of the finish you are looking for. To a certain extent you get what you pay for.

Talking to some of the instant home companies like a1homes or sovereign homes will help you know what sort of budget is realistic.

[Jo Jo]

I found this guide to building costs this morning: http://www.dbh.govt.nz/bofficials-estimated-building-costs

And there is a quick cost calculator here:http://www.dbh.govt.nz/quick-calculator