Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 14, 2017 1:59 pm So I am in the early stage of building a house. The problem is that I am a foreigner (From Jakarta, Indonesia) and not even staying in Aussie. So I need a lot of help from members in this forum. Thanks in advance!. First I would like to tell about the land itself. Total area is about 2000 m2. It is located almost at the top of the hills with beautiful view. But it comes with a price, the land is very steep in slope, roughly about 45 degree. Because of the steep slope, the first thing I do is to find earthmoving contractors. Went there to have a little talk and paid deposit for the earthmoving works. Even received a quotation for building the house. So far so good until after I flew back to Jakarta and the contractor told us when I can pay deposit for the house. The reason is that he need to apply permit to measure the land itself in order to produce the detail land drawing. And to save cost, he need to apply it together with building house permit. This is what i do not understand and here comes the questions. 1. Do contractors need government permit in order to measure the land? 2. Do contractors need government permit in order to start earthmoving project? 3. This is what I think. please correct me if I am wrong. The first thing to do in order to build a house is to have a detailed drawings of the condition of the land (width, length, height, slope) in details. Who should I approach to get this done? And the next step is to have the finish drawing of the land, together with the house drawing. As for this, I can roughly draw it myself and it will be easier to get quotation for the works. Thank you. Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 25718 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 77315 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 107850 |