Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 13, 2009 9:28 am I was working on my house on saturday and i noticed my new neighbour (who i haven't met before) walking around her new slab which was poured the day before. I introduced my self and she told me that they have put her slab down 1.5m further back then it is supposed to be. They have set it back 6m and it is supposed to be 4.5m. OOPS She was frantically trying to measure it up so i offered to help when her husband arrived. Not the nicest circumstance to be meeting your new neighbours. I didn't know what to say other than call your solicitor. I'd imagine that it will be the builders responsibility to rip it up and start again. BIG JOB with massive cost implications and i know i would not like to be the person who made that stuff up. I've heard of setbacks being wrong by .5m which is bad but probably overcome with $$$$ compensation. 1.5m is probably a bit too much to be able to get over. Anyone heard of a stuff up that big? and what was done to fix it. Also, i cant help but think if they do have to rip it up, They are going to have some pretty serious excavators with rock breakers smashing away for days at the concrete and how the vibrations might affect my slab. I have a zero boundary on that side, so my garage is only about 1.5m from the slab. Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 2Jul 13, 2009 10:16 am I didn't measure mine!! Although now I think about it I measured to the bank fence roughly and that was ok 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 3Jul 13, 2009 10:21 am I don't know, I think I'd be angling for some $$ compensation or major discount instead of ripping it up. 1.5 m is an awful lot, but if it still fitted in, in relation to the rest of the block....let it slide if I could get some money out of it to cushion the cost of the house. Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 4Jul 13, 2009 10:41 am Just wondering why it has to be 4.5m setback? Usually the setback distance is governed by the council and its usually 6 metres. Usually you can go back further, you just cant come closer. Do you have something in your covenant that says it needs to be that distance? Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 5Jul 13, 2009 11:31 am That's a bummer Just out of curiousity...Do you know who the builder is? Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 6Jul 13, 2009 11:35 am i would love to be able to put my house 4.5 m from the front as we only get 4m to back fence where it is Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 7Jul 13, 2009 12:10 pm Is 4.5m the estate requirement or is it the minimum? Seems a bit drastic to rip it all up, so surely some compensation would be a better avenue. It would be very annoying to loose a lot of the backyard though. Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 8Jul 13, 2009 12:24 pm I would rip it all up. I havent exactly got the most room to play around with! Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 10Jul 13, 2009 4:45 pm billdsl Just wondering why it has to be 4.5m setback? Usually the setback distance is governed by the council and its usually 6 metres. Usually you can go back further, you just cant come closer. Do you have something in your covenant that says it needs to be that distance? Yes the default setback governed by council is 6m but anyone can get a relaxation to reduce the setback. Ours is 3.5m to OMP. No nothing in the covenant. Just the requirement for big houses (min. 250m2) on smallish blocks (500m2) so most people in the street are having reduced setbacks. walker79 That's a bummer Just out of curiousity...Do you know who the builder is? They are a smallish local company, well known for plush houses and this was to be their 3rd out of the 8 houses already under construction in the estate. I dont think it would be fair to name and shame them here. Brickie The new owners did measure from the right spot didnt they, and not the footpath or something? No i did check that for them before i snuck away and carried on working. Apparently the original contract showed a 6m setback but she had it amended when she got the relaxation approval. I hope she has a signed site plan. Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 11Jul 13, 2009 4:48 pm There was another thread on this some time ago - probably worth having a dig through and see if you can find it. From memory, the OP never came back to let us all know how it was resolved! I do remember one concern raised was council approval. If council have approved the house position and plumbing and drainage to be in a certain spot - that's where it has to go. The builder will either need to resubmit plans, or rip it up and get it right. Now that's a PITA!!! Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 13Jul 13, 2009 6:31 pm keep us posted on anything you find out, be interesting to hear how it ends up Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 15Jul 15, 2009 9:18 pm waylow I would be telling them to extend the front of the house by the 1.5m they put it back. And at no extra cost either! Excellent suggestion Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 16Jul 16, 2009 7:08 pm Whatever the cost of the demolition could/should be the cost of the compensation, if that works out to be fair. Otherwise, I'd be wanting it ripped up and relayed. I don't see how a builder could justify not doing it. You contracted them for a building in a specific spot, and that is where it should be. Simple, for you, not so simple for some builders it seems. Re: Neighbours builder stuffed up set back on their new slab 17Jul 22, 2009 10:31 pm Some walls went up on the neighbours slab today, so i guess they've taken some compensation (or sold it to the builder ) Theres been a lot of attention on the slab over the past week, i was expecting to see some heavy machinery rock up any day. Really interested to know what eventuated. Hopefully the neighbours have been looked after. Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 14278 it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. 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