You've found your block, chosen your design and worked out your budget. Then the site reports come back, and suddenly there's an extra bill for soil, services or sustainability requirements you didn't see coming.
Site costs are one of the biggest unknowns in building a new home. They depend on what's under and around your land, and you often don't know the full picture until after you've started.
That's why we're fixing them upfront.
Site costs cover the work needed to get your land ready to build on and to meet building requirements. They vary from block to block, which is why they're hard to pin down early. Our Fixed Site Costs package covers three areas:
BASIX
NSW's sustainability requirements for new homes, covering things like energy, water and thermal performance.
Site Services
Connecting your new home to the essential services it needs.
H-Class
Extra work needed when your block has highly reactive soil, such as engineered footings or slab design.
With Fixed Site Costs, the applicable BASIX, site services and H-Class costs are set in your quote from the start. Once you proceed, those prices stay fixed.
That means even if your Site Specifics reports turn up something unexpected, your price for those items won't change. You know what you're paying before you commit.
Good to know
Plus
When you choose Fixed Site Costs, you also get an 18-month price lock, valued at $14,520. Your contract price is fixed for 18 months from the date of contract.
This is ideal if you've bought in a new estate and your land hasn't registered yet. You can lock in your price now and be ready to start building as soon as your land is registered.
To be eligible, you need to:
The price lock isn't available on Focus Series designs. To keep your price locked, you'll need to keep approvals, finance and land registration moving, and avoid significant design changes after signing. Read the full terms and conditions on our promotion page.
$10,000
Prefer $10,000 off instead?
If certainty isn't your priority, you can choose $10,000 off your build instead. Your New Home Advisor can help you work out which option suits your block and timeline.
Waiting can feel like the safe option, but it often leaves more to chance. Fixed Site Costs and a price lock mean:
Combined with our 24 Week Build Guarantee, you get more certainty from signing to handover.
Every block is different, so the best way to understand your site costs is to talk to one of our New Home Advisors. Visit us at Lochinvar, Sovereign Hills, Scone, Wyee, Hunter Homeworld or Port Macquarie.
Or call us on 1300 289 466