Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 27, 2011 4:11 pm Hi all.. I have a bit of a dilemma with my new home construction in Caroline Springs. My home is one of the 1st began in newly released stage of the Esplanade estate, but is now slowly being surrounded by new projects. Presently well into fixing stage and was hoping another 6-7 weeks until occupancy. My problem Is this... We had an inground pool installed way back at slab stage and naturally have a temporary fence around it. My builder and the pool company is at the stage to fit out the pool pipework, solar pipework, concrete collar and pool surround. This cannot be commenced until we have the house perimeter fencing (Colorbond as per Delfin specs). We contacted the fencer and paid 50% deposit about 6 weeks ago, with the fencer to contact the 5 (yes FIVE) adjoining owners to collect their deposits. only ONE has agreed to pay, with 2 others not even replying and 2 remaining (builders) saying they aren't ready for fencing and wont be for 2 months!! (Meanwhile my build stalls until then!!!) Just where do I go from here?... My fencer has sent out "sterner" worded requests last week, but I bet it'll fall on deaf ears? ALL the adjoining properties are going to be needed to be fenced eventually, surely people put this into the equation? Ok, say I pay the LOT (9k), what hope have I got recouping it? ANY advice greatly appreciated! Regards: Charlie Re: Fences and adjoining in new estate 2Jun 27, 2011 4:50 pm Best advice I can give is have a look at this site http://www.fencingonline.com.au/office/home-owners.html The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Fences and adjoining in new estate 3Jun 29, 2011 7:26 am I would have a chat to the reluctant builders involved and see if you can sort something out. As for the ones that didn't respond, there's a procedure set out in the Fencing Act that bashworth has linked to, that explains what to do. You can also use that same procedure with the ones that did respond if you don't get anywhere. We ended up taking 4-5 months to organize our last fence with the last remaining neighbour. We went the friendly way, rather than using the fencing act. Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Fences and adjoining in new estate 4Jun 29, 2011 10:25 am Definitely have another word to the builders. I don't think that can stop you from putting the fence up earlier than they would have liked. I think that they just have to agree to the quotes you provide them with. Our side neighbour put up their fence 2 months ago, we would have liked to have waited for our site excavation to be done as we knew we'd need a retaining wall and it would have been good to have it all done at the time of fencing. However we understood that they were living there and had dogs and hence couldn't wait for the fencing so we approved for the fencing to go ahead and paid our share Hi all, Our boundary perimeter fences need replacing (3 sides). From everyone's experience, what would you install? Timber lapped and capped OR colorbond? Thank you. 0 2875 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10031 |