Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 15, 2009 10:25 am We were looking around and found this newly renovated house, the interior was made nicely and quite fitting our budget. The exterior has some new cladding and new timber on the decks and flooring. Quite a charming 4BR, 2 bath and a pool.
When we checked the contract and the council's website, we found out that the original house is about the 1930's design and that the house is also part of the heritage conservation. our questions: 1. Is it still a good buy... ? 2. how longer will it last? 3. what are the things we need to look at in the contract? Re: Will you buy a circa 1930s Heritage Home 2Mar 15, 2009 4:41 pm Would definitely suggest a building inspection - either offer subject to or before an offer is made - a renovation can hide a myriad of sins
Just remember heritage conservation areas mean usually cannot be knocked down and any future additions must be sympathetic - ring the local council usually have guidelines for area Check with your building insurer (home insurance) heritage listed houses have a higher premium Always be suspicious of a good buy (although at this financial time many to be had)..... Good luck heritage houses are beautiful but you need to be prepared for them Re: Will you buy a circa 1930s Heritage Home 4Mar 16, 2009 9:58 am No No No No No & No we had a beautiful 1930's home that when we brought it, was not heritage listed. We renovated it (back to the original condition) and then the whole street had a heritage listing put on it. We had a asbestos garage that was full of termites and we put in a DA to knock it down and replace it with a new garage that was in sympathy with the house. The council took 2 years to approve it we had to get heritage impact statements that cost at the time $5000 for council to look at. It ended up that we had a meeting on site with the Mayor, councilors, town planners, the heritage person from council to discuss what we were wanting to do. The Heritage person wanted a different design and the total cost for her design was $60,000 ours was $25,000 in the end we got it through but not without a huge amount of stress, I used to ring Council at least once a week for the 2 years it was in there.
I love old homes and I think that they should be preserved but some Councils and Heritage Officers just go a bit too far. Would I ever buy one again- No Way. We now have a blog. http://allaboutthebuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Will you buy a circa 1930s Heritage Home 5Mar 16, 2009 4:16 pm very helpful comments... i think my wife would not want to be stressed out like this in the future.
danma No No No No No & No we had a beautiful 1930's home that when we brought it, was not heritage listed. We renovated it (back to the original condition) and then the whole street had a heritage listing put on it. We had a asbestos garage that was full of termites and we put in a DA to knock it down and replace it with a new garage that was in sympathy with the house. The council took 2 years to approve it we had to get heritage impact statements that cost at the time $5000 for council to look at. It ended up that we had a meeting on site with the Mayor, councilors, town planners, the heritage person from council to discuss what we were wanting to do. The Heritage person wanted a different design and the total cost for her design was $60,000 ours was $25,000 in the end we got it through but not without a huge amount of stress, I used to ring Council at least once a week for the 2 years it was in there. I love old homes and I think that they should be preserved but some Councils and Heritage Officers just go a bit too far. Would I ever buy one again- No Way. Looking at some of the designs on websites, they are all selling very similar products. I get that you want something stylish. It's worth looking for search terms like SaveH2O… 2 7006 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16263 Looking to start the journey of becoming an owner builder in SA. Feeling pretty (overly) confident on the building and construction details, but really struggling to find… 0 8416 |