PLANS & COSTINGS
House Plans and Costings
These have been developed to encourage owner input and
co-operative building arrangements.
Progressive costings have been done to make these houses
available to as many people as possible. In many situations
loans may not be an option.
For example;
One Bedroom House - Progressive Construction Costing Estimate
| Stage |
Work Done |
Labour &
Materials |
Plus estimate
for plumber, electrician and building consent |
| One Stage Option |
Concrete footings and floor.
Earthbrick external & internal walls Exposed rafter, plywood
ceiling & batts
Corrugated iron roof, fascia and guttering |
$25,000 |
$32,500 |
| Two Stage Option |
Stage one plus:
- Windows, doors
- Earth floor |
$30,000 |
$37,500 |
| Three Stage Option |
Stage two plus:
- Kitchen sink & bench
- Bathroom vanity & taps
- Shower & toilet
- Hot water cupboard & cylinder |
$35,000 |
$42,500 |
| Four Stage Option |
Stage three plus:
- Water tank (large), header tank * pump
- Septic tanks & soakage |
$42,500 |
$49,500 |
This type of costing encourages the owner/ builder to take an
active part in finding house materials and organising
construction details.
Te Hapua Earthbrick Housing Charitable Trust will have a
contract gang to build the houses to stage one. Work on further
stages will be negotiated with the home owners.
Te Hapua Earthbrick Housing Charitable Trust also aims to
develop Co-operative Housing initiative for people in the Te
Hapua area who are capable of building their own house.
People will be trained in workshops, then by helping to
construct houses. These people can then move onto build their
own house with the assistance of others.
Hopefully this will become an ongoing programme.
Plans and costings for one two and three bedroom homes are
available.
For further information on these plans or to discuss your own
ideas contact:
Pam Laybourn, email address
pam.laybourn@igrin.co.nz
Loans:
In the past getting a loan to build an earthbrick home on Maori
land hasn’t been possible.
The only option was light weight / transportable homes. However
these houses too often showed significant deterioration after 5
– 10 years. A situation where, even with major maintenance and
rebuilding, the house is likely to be unliveable before the loan
is paid off. This is a poverty trap for both the whanau and
community concerned.
A house that can survive a number of generations is
definitely a better investment and supportive of positive growth
for whanau, whenua and communities.
Now Housing Corporation of New Zealand offers tripartite loan
agreements. This requires an intermediary organisation that can
hold the lease of the land.
To build without a loan. This is definitely a viable
option for owner builder situations, where the owners are
prepared to put in the time and energy to make the bricks and
search for quality second hand materials; and planning needed
for an ongoing project.
Also the house designs to lend them to building the house in
stages.
However in areas where employment options are few, small loan
support or employment creation activities may be needed.
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