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I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago that we had sold our house and were moving to Manado to build a new house.
I am wondering if anyone has an idea of the current building costs in Manado. I have used 5 million per square metre with a small contingency as my budget figure and intend at this stage to construction about 300 square meters. I want to commit to an architect hopefully this weekend but I am getting a little worried that I may have underestimate the budget.
Hence I am seeking some advice from anyone who has built recently.
The architect quotes have been reasonable in the range 150,000 to 250,000 per square meter but I am reluctant at this stage to ask them for a construction estimate as they also have building teams that that may quote on the construction.
Ideally we only want to hire labour for the construction with us doing the buying. We will be living next door to the construction site when the work starts so we will be able to get what ever they need when they need it.
My wife has recently decided that she should buy a small house in Bekasi as her son is attending university so hence the reason I am trying to ensure the budget is correct as we had not counted on the additional expenditure.
I am wondering if anyone has an idea of the current building costs in Manado. I have used 5 million per square metre with a small contingency as my budget figure and intend at this stage to construction about 300 square meters. I want to commit to an architect hopefully this weekend but I am getting a little worried that I may have underestimate the budget.
Hence I am seeking some advice from anyone who has built recently.
The architect quotes have been reasonable in the range 150,000 to 250,000 per square meter but I am reluctant at this stage to ask them for a construction estimate as they also have building teams that that may quote on the construction.
Ideally we only want to hire labour for the construction with us doing the buying. We will be living next door to the construction site when the work starts so we will be able to get what ever they need when they need it.
My wife has recently decided that she should buy a small house in Bekasi as her son is attending university so hence the reason I am trying to ensure the budget is correct as we had not counted on the additional expenditure.