If you’re planning your build and wondering what actually costs what before you even get to site… I’ve got you.

We went owner-builder for our home in WA’s south west, and I’ve spent hours pulling together everything we paid from the moment we settled on the land right through to getting the green light to build.

Things like:

• BAL reports

• Soil testing

• Council fees

• House plans

• Energy assessments

• And those sneaky little extras that really add up…

I’ve made a neat one-page summary with all our real costs, plus a blank version you can use to budget your own build.

No builder markup. No guesswork. Just what it actually cost us — shared in case it saves you time, stress, or surprises later on.