Assalamualaikum/hi

Just wondering... let's say I've got a land of about 4000 square feet, and I'm planning to build my own house, what kind of house (and how big) can I build with just RM150k? And if it's a single storey house, any idea how big/type of house can I build?

thank you very much

U can build a nice house out from timber with that amount of money but getting a good carpenter is a problem.

a bungalow maybe cost around rm150-200 per sqft

hmm..if RM 150 per sqft with RM 150000 I can only build a 1000 sqft house ...

The building floor plate will be determined by the plot dimension of your land.
You have to allow set back for bldg line to the surrounding road, and the neighbouring plot.

The cost will depends if you can tap off utilities like water, electricity supplies as well as sewarage treatment plant that u can tap off from your plot. The other thing that will vary your per sq ft cost of bldg is the material used

That's correct. You can lower the cost per sqft by choosing cheaper finishing materials (e.g. your flooring, wall tiles, roof tiles, sanitary wares, etc).

it depends on what kind of material you're planning to use.

you could probably get some tips from those low cost government housing??? Those cost around that much too right?

if a house with only 1000sqt, it will not be called bangalow.

You'll need permits etc. I don't think you can build a house just like that, even if you own the land

a low cost unit, be it apt or 2 storey terrace does not cost RM150,000 just for construction cost!

You'll have to pay architects and consultants right? and they're not cheap you'll need water and electricity


This post has been edited by wodenus: Feb 1 2009, 03:24 PM

last year an uncle of mine built his retired kampung house in lumut, the house is a one storey with 4 room 2 bathroom.

All cost around RM120,000. It just a basic house with his own design and no ceiling below the roof..

Really? water and electricity and everything? do you have his architects/planners/consultants number ?

Low cost housing costs much less than 150k in construction cost.

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Added on February 1, 2009, 5:10 pmThat's not correct. Generally the term "bungalow" means a detached house with its own compound. 1000 sqft just means it's a rather small bungalow.

This post has been edited by jchong: Feb 1 2009, 05:10 PM

At the minimum you'll need the local council to approve your building plans.

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Added on February 1, 2009, 5:16 pmYou'll need the architect to prepare the building plans (they also help to submit for you). I know that many architects in KL charge according to % of the building cost (heard it's about 8-10%). Probably also need the civil engineer to do the RC plan.

This post has been edited by jchong: Feb 1 2009, 05:16 PM

On the issue of how big, the thing you must remember is the set back requirements. For bungalows generally it is 10' from the back and the side and 20' from the front.

For example if your 4000 sqft land is of 50' (W) x 80' (L) size, then the theoretical maximum footprint of your house is 30' (W) x 50' (L).

Of course consultant fees are part of cost.
Maybe not a good idea to compare cost with mass low cost housing scheme.
BTW, in developer's context, construction cost does not include consultants' fees,which is a separate item.
With govt controlled price of RM 22k to RM30k per unit, if bldg cost + consultants' fee = Rm150k +...pensan liao!!
With the mass low cost housing , consultant fees are spread over the numbers, so per unit cost comes down comparatively vs a single unit.

TS disappeared ?

I'm sure they make a loss on the low-cost units but the profits from the high-end ones more than make up for it

Yes. M'sian housing works on cross subsidy model.
The major cost components are infrastructure and land cost.
But, no the construction cost itself doesn't come up to 150k @.
RM100 -150 psf of built -up (exclude infra , consultants' fees) is more for bungalow plots