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Post by spinifex on Feb 23, 2024 17:29:29 GMT 10
Well ... the final 4 year run to exiting the workforce and being self sufficient and economic shock-proof has begun.
Getting a shed pad laid down by end of March - cost $5k
Then getting a 9m X 20m shed built on it for $50k
Bracing myself for the quotes for the concrete flooring to come in!
It will be fitted with stand-alone solar generation and very high level insulation to keep the interior cool during the hot summers.
I'll start putting up photos as they come to hand.
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Post by frostbite on Feb 23, 2024 17:43:15 GMT 10
My 12m x 6.5m slab, plus a second 6m x 4m slab ( 102 square metres) cost me $15k, including 2 days with an excavator to level the site (it was a big cut).
The concrete supply was 30 minutes from site.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 23, 2024 17:57:20 GMT 10
That seems like good pricing - how much was the excavation part of the cost?. My site is flat but still costing me 5k to get a 24 X 12m area graded dead flat and a compacted pad (20cm thick) of wet shavings that is laser leveled.
I've heard reo concrete with moisture barrier is $100 per square meter laid (on average).
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Post by frostbite on Feb 23, 2024 18:47:17 GMT 10
I didn’t get an itemised account. I paid the concretor, he paid the excavator. I paid less than $15k by paying in cash. I had the crusher dust or whatever it’s called, vapour barrier and reo as well. I doubt it was laser levelled or compacted, but the slab was poured on rocky ground. There should be pics on my Building a retreat thread.
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