Nusa Lembongan - Building costs.

[Geoffd]

Could anybody give me an idea of building costs for a villa and pool on Nusa Lembongan. Thanks G.

 

[Markit]

Do not build - just buy.

You will thank me if you follow this into your grandchildren's generation!

 

[Geoffd]

Thanks Markit, but doesn't really answer my question. I'm after some idea of costs as a comparison to the mainland.

 

[Markit]

Thanks Markit, but doesn't really answer my question. I'm after some idea of costs as a comparison to the mainland.

Since everything, even the sand for cement must be brought from the mainland your build costs will be significantly higher than there. Usual average costs for a well appointed, western style villa are expected to be between 4 and 6 million IDR/per sq. mtr. Be ready to pay well above that for your island home. Best place to check might be worth a trip to the Gigi's where you'll find quite a few western builders/owners willing to chat.

 

[Geoffd]

Hey Mark, that's good to know. Thank you. Can you tell me what/where the Gigi's are. Sorry for the questions and really appreciate your answers.

 

[Markit]

Hey Mark, that's good to know. Thank you. Can you tell me what/where the Gigi's are. Sorry for the questions and really appreciate your answers.

Gili islands, sorry.

The Gigi islands are where you get your teeth done (joke).

 

[Geoffd]

Thanks mate.

 

[sakumabali]

Since everything, even the sand for cement must be brought from the mainland your build costs will be significantly higher than there. Usual average costs for a well appointed, western style villa are expected to be between 4 and 6 million IDR/per sq. mtr. Be ready to pay well above that for your island home. Best place to check might be worth a trip to the Gigi's where you'll find quite a few western builders/owners willing to chat.

sorry but these days are over "well appointed western style villa" for 4-6 million Rupiah / m2"
Of course it makes a difference if you do all by yourself or hire people. But honestly who of us will build with his own hands?
To find somebody GOOD who WANTS to build for you BECAUSE it's profitable for HIM is more important. Good contractor find a job everywhere and who wants to have a house from a bad or incapable builder? I don't...count 10 million / m2. I plan on 1000 € / m2
oh and that's Bali prices. I almost once bought a complex on Nusa Lembongan "Playground". didn't happen because of some shady nominee.
As Markt said everything is coming by boat from Bali.

 

[Mark]

According to my contractor, who has built on Nusa Lembongan, the uplift in costs versus Bali is about 40%.

 

[Mark]

I'd like to update/correct my previous post. Building on Nusa Penida is about 40% higher than Bali. Building on Nusa Lembongan is even higher than that. For example, if one truckload of sand costs X in Bali, it could be as much as 5X delivered to a building site in Nusa Lembongan.

 

[Markit]

I once watched a sand delivery on Gili Trawangan - small fishing outrigger boat loaded to the rim with small (5kg?) bags of sand. All hand work - filling, carrying, loading and then unloading. 5x seems like a conservative estimate.

FYI you can't use local sand as it all has salt in it and won't harden correctly because of that.

 

[sakumabali]

plus: if everybody uses local sands for building the once beautiful island will be fecked quickly

I had this once in Pekutatan (West Coast); everybody was stealing sand on the beach with motorbikes (!) and trucks. Everybody said: "Just a little bit"