Pricing

Questions and discussions about building costs, renovation budgets, quotes, labour rates, materials, and project pricing in Australia.

Contingency is gone and we are only at lockup
Builder says add the battery later, solar bloke says now
Site cost allowance feels like a number they made up
Pricing a granny flat for mum and the numbers keep growing
Ducted aircon quotes for the same house are eight grand apart
7 star energy rating quotes are all over the place
What makes a block secretly expensive to build on?
Block Daylesford houses still sitting there
Australia needs more homes so why the F does building one still feel harder?
Driveway quote seems cooked
Why are Australian new builds so expensive but still full of defects?
Construction costs jumping again - anyone else seeing this in quotes?
Retaining wall quote made me cry
Rising Material Costs Are Forcing Tradies to Pass It On
Deck cost per m2 QLD 2026 timber vs composite installed quotes
Bathroom renovation cost QLD 2026 what did you actually pay
Diesel line on invoices wont budge even when the bowser sticker moves
Trade desk jacked the order after we said yes - push or cop it?
Bathroom reno quote does this sound in the ballpark?