Hi,
We have an easement at the back of our property which is 4.6m from the fence.
A sewer line runs through the easement (the sewer pipe is just over 5m deep).
We spoke to our council and they said the asset is owned by our water company, so we need to consult with them.
We spoke to our water company and they said they are happy for us to plant trees within the easement, they just asked us to avoid planting anything over the sewer tie (which is in the far corner of our property so easy to avoid).
We now want to build a small 4x 3 shed with a concrete foundation and we would like to position it over the easement (roughly 2m from the fence line).
Would the same rules above apply (ie. the ones relating to the trees)? Or is there any issues building a small shed over part of an easement?
Thanks.
Is it ok to build a shed over an easement?
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I dont think you do concrete but not 100% sure.
Knowing which state, which council and which water utility you are talking about would be a good start.....
Stewie
Stewie
Knowing which state, which council and which water utility you are talking about would be a good start.....
Stewie
Stewie
We're based in Victoria, Western suburbs.
Lisa06 I think the main requirement is to obtain permission from the water company. I don't know the exact specifics of your water supplier, but for example Yarra Valley Water (Vic metro eastern suburbs) has the following webpage:
https://www.yvw.com.au/help-advice/deve ... r-easement
r_13
https://www.yvw.com.au/help-advice/deve ... r-easement
r_13
@Lisa06 I think the main requirement is to obtain permission from the water company. I don't know the exact specifics of your water supplier, but for example Yarra Valley Water (Vic metro eastern suburbs) has the following webpage:
https://www.yvw.com.au/help-advice/deve ... r-easement
r_13
https://www.yvw.com.au/help-advice/deve ... r-easement
r_13
Hi,
Thank you, we will do. We are with Western Water, so I will give them another call just to be sure.
EDIT: I found the relevant information on the Western Water website -thank you!
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I found this on the Western Water website but I still don't fully understand what the best thing to do is.
Our sewer pipes (150mm diameter) are 5.5m deep and the Pipe Offset is 1.7m -I'm not sure what Pipe Offset means? Perhaps it's the distance of the pipe from the fence.
If the pipe is 1.7m from the fence, does that mean that we can build the shed 2.7m from the fence? (ie. 1m clearance from pipe).
We don't want to build the shed outside the easement because it is going to look pretty silly having a shed 4.6m from our fence line.
I found this on the Western Water website but I still don't fully understand what the best thing to do is.
Our sewer pipes (150mm diameter) are 5.5m deep and the Pipe Offset is 1.7m -I'm not sure what Pipe Offset means? Perhaps it's the distance of the pipe from the fence.
If the pipe is 1.7m from the fence, does that mean that we can build the shed 2.7m from the fence? (ie. 1m clearance from pipe).
We don't want to build the shed outside the easement because it is going to look pretty silly having a shed 4.6m from our fence line.
You may be limited in to what you can do. With our local water authority ( Sydney water ) you would have to...
a) get a contour survey- $1,200 min
b) get a structural engineer to design footings and slab and pier down past the zone of influence - $800
c) engage a water services coordinator to lease between client, engineer, Sydney Water and builder - $1,200
d) if building over or within 2m of the sewer , concrete encase the main sewer @ $1,100 per lineal m - in your case allow for 5M of sewer so allow $5,500 min
e) the cost of the piers @ probably about $100 per m so 5m deep allow for $500 per pier and about 8 piers - $4,000.
Then you can build your shed!
You should thank your lucky stars that Sydney Water isn't your water supplier.
Stewie
a) get a contour survey- $1,200 min
b) get a structural engineer to design footings and slab and pier down past the zone of influence - $800
c) engage a water services coordinator to lease between client, engineer, Sydney Water and builder - $1,200
d) if building over or within 2m of the sewer , concrete encase the main sewer @ $1,100 per lineal m - in your case allow for 5M of sewer so allow $5,500 min
e) the cost of the piers @ probably about $100 per m so 5m deep allow for $500 per pier and about 8 piers - $4,000.
Then you can build your shed!
You should thank your lucky stars that Sydney Water isn't your water supplier.
Stewie
You may be limited in to what you can do. With our local water authority ( Sydney water ) you would have to...
a) get a contour survey- $1,200 min
b) get a structural engineer to design footings and slab and pier down past the zone of influence - $800
c) engage a water services coordinator to lease between client, engineer, Sydney Water and builder - $1,200
d) if building over or within 2m of the sewer , concrete encase the main sewer @ $1,100 per lineal m - in your case allow for 5M of sewer so allow $5,500 min
e) the cost of the piers @ probably about $100 per m so 5m deep allow for $500 per pier and about 8 piers - $4,000.
Then you can build your shed!
You should thank your lucky stars that Sydney Water isn't your water supplier.
Stewie
Oh my gosh!!! *thanks lucky stars*
We had a quote for the shed a little earlier today and the builder said to just build it over the easement!
We haven't been too lucky with this house so it's probably not worth the risk.
We won't build over the sewer pipe, but we haven't yet ruled out building 1m away from it.
a) get a contour survey- $1,200 min
b) get a structural engineer to design footings and slab and pier down past the zone of influence - $800
c) engage a water services coordinator to lease between client, engineer, Sydney Water and builder - $1,200
d) if building over or within 2m of the sewer , concrete encase the main sewer @ $1,100 per lineal m - in your case allow for 5M of sewer so allow $5,500 min
e) the cost of the piers @ probably about $100 per m so 5m deep allow for $500 per pier and about 8 piers - $4,000.
Then you can build your shed!
You should thank your lucky stars that Sydney Water isn't your water supplier.
Stewie
Oh my gosh!!! *thanks lucky stars*
We had a quote for the shed a little earlier today and the builder said to just build it over the easement!
We haven't been too lucky with this house so it's probably not worth the risk.
We won't build over the sewer pipe, but we haven't yet ruled out building 1m away from it.
If you go onto your water authorities website, you should look for a guideline like " building over or adjacent to our assets ". They should list what you can and can't do and the steps you need to take like documents and drawings.
Stewie
Stewie
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