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Summary

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The final construction cost was around AUD$35,000. The main reason for overshooting the original budget was that I had no idea electrical work was so extraordinarily expensive. I paid over $7000 just for labour / wiring, not including actual electrical devices.

This figure does not include:

• about $3500 for furnishings (mostly sofa and blinds)
• about $1000 for tools
• arguably, over $2000 in mistakes (surveyor and development application).

The costs can be broadly broken down into these categories:

Note that windows are, and should be, a major expense, given how critical they are to thermal integrity.

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Here is a list of almost everything I bought for the construction. (There might be a few minor things I missed). Each has a link to the supplier as well.