What drives the cost of a new home in Australia
The factors that move the price of a new home: site, shape, storeys, structure, openings, services and finish level. What you control and what to avoid.
Cost guides
What drives the cost of a build
Six plain-English guides to the factors behind the price of a new home, an extension, a renovation, a granny flat, a kitchen and a bathroom: what moves the number, how finish levels change it, and the mistakes that cost the most.
The guides
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What drives the cost of a home extension
What moves the price of an extension: up or out, the join to the old house, access, services and finish level. What you control, and what to avoid.
What drives the cost of a home renovation
What moves the price of a renovation: what you keep, what you strip out, what you find, the services, the finish level and the order you do it in.
What drives the cost of a granny flat
What moves the price of a granny flat: the site, getting services to it, a complete small home in a small footprint, and the finish level.
What drives the cost of a kitchen renovation
What moves the price of a new kitchen: layout and whether the services move, cabinetry, benchtops, appliances, splashback and flooring, and finish level.
What drives the cost of a bathroom renovation
What moves the price of a bathroom: waterproofing and tiling, whether the fixtures move, the fixtures themselves, ventilation and lighting, finish level.
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