Building Costs: Enviro-Cabin

Sustainable Enviro-Cabin or Shed

Below is a list of our actual and estimated costs for building the 12m2 sustainable Enviro-Cabin or Shed, as constructed during our building courses in October & November 2010:

Costs To Date:

• $300 Crushed blue metal for sand pad
• $200 Brickies sand
• $900 Ferrocrete quarry gravel
• $144 Portland Grey Cement (24 bags)
• 0$  - Free windows from the quokka
• $20 - Roof sheeting from garage sale

$1,564 Sub-Total

Estimated Cost to Finish:

• $120 - Timber door & door frame from salvage yard
• $900 - Plantation timber MGP structural pine for roof framing and timber framing of loft area
• $288 - Portland Grey Cement (48 bags)
• $400 - Brickies sand
• $500 - Concrete slab (poured earth)

$2,208 Sub-Total

$3,772 Estimated TOTAL COST