It seems there are always unexpected costs with a major renovation, especially on an old house, even with the best of planning. We had allowed a pathetic contingency of 5% in the hope that we knew all the problems with the house and were addressing them but there have still been some unknowns. We are not yet at the end of the build but thought I would share the extras that have come up so far. Some are us wanting what we want (and not willing to compromise - Mr R or I); some were just not thought about or not included due to the floor changing from concrete to timber. The contingency is now at 6%.
Variation
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Cost
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Comment
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removal of extra bricks
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$1,000
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due to changing from concrete slab to timber floor and not requiring fill
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Sub floor ventilation
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$2,127
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Just to be on the safe side
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Extra steel
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$1,500
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So house didn't fall down
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Centor retractable screen
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$2,300
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To keep flies out and not look as ugly as convential flyscreens
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Kitchen
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$7,659
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Wanted Namlam timber veneer, good runners etc etc
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Skylights
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$1,518
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Roofline dictated this change and was unavoidable - not us changing our minds
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Power for Pump in Pit (100%)
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$100
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Unknown/not allowed for
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Light under Floor near Pit (100%)
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$150
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Unknown/not allowed for
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Power & Timer for Ventilation Fan (100%)
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$180
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Unknown/not allowed for
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Gerni side wall
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$200
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We were going to do this ourselves but ran out of time
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Power to street
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$900
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Not allowed for
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Additional electrical (ac upstairs, cut tree for wires)
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$170
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Not allowed for
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Front of house repair brickwork
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$1,500
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Didn't know it was in such a bad state and just painting over it would look dodgy
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Front of house rendering (putting sandstone look lines put in)
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$4,000
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ditto above
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Ply in wall for shelves and TV bracket
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$139
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Wall behind so bad that they would not be able to support the shelves and TV without something more to drill into
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Atrium
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$550
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Unknown/not allowed for
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Windows extra
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$1,300
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Still don't know what this is
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Sewer
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$2,000
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Not yet paid so may be less - haa haa haa, what a funny joke!
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Total
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$27,293
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I keep an ongoing list just like this of what I hope it will cost and what it actually cost! Need to keep an eye on the expenses when renovating and building as they sure do add up. You best pay that sewer bill it might come back to bite you :)
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