Fencing Notice

Kryten · Apr 01, 2008 7:44 pm

Has anyone else had this happen?

When I got home from work last night I had a Notice to Fence from the neighbouring block to install the colorbond fencing that is required at Manor Lakes. As neither of us have built yet, my first reaction was wtf. My first reaction was "this is just going to get in the builder's way".

I spoke to my Construction Manager today and he had the same reaction that I did. As my fencing is included on my contract he asked me to send him the notice and he'd take care of it. I have to wonder what the neighbouring owner is thinking though as it's not much use putting up a fence if the builder has to pull it down to get access. My garage wall is on that boundary as well and the quote is therefore incorrect.

If anyone else has had this happen, I'd be interested to know what the outcome was.

Shady · Apr 01, 2008 11:05 pm

I'd look into the fencing laws in your council.
Fencing does come under the dividing fences act which will govern the whole of Aus but councils and developers add their own bits in where they like.

The dividing fences act states that you can not be require to erect a fence until "the completion of a substantial building." key word here being completion. So I'd follow that up but if the builder has included that in the contract let him worry about it

razzle · Jun 26, 2008 7:05 pm

I'd be interested to know if you got an outcome for this and what it was?
I am building in the same estate.
Its unusual for any fencing to go up before either house as started building.

Kryten · Jun 26, 2008 8:16 pm

Hi razzle

Nothing further has come of it - neighbour's house is going up at the same time and he's about at the same stage that I am so I guess the fencing will be going up shortly. Judging by the mess his builders keep leaving all over the side of my block they wouldn't have wanted the fence there anyway :lol:

I'll let you know if anything changes

to_do_list · Jun 26, 2008 9:58 pm

Kryten

Hi razzle

Nothing further has come of it - neighbour's house is going up at the same time and he's about at the same stage that I am so I guess the fencing will be going up shortly. Judging by the mess his builders keep leaving all over the side of my block they wouldn't have wanted the fence there anyway :lol:

I'll let you know if anything changes

Had a similar experience in Wyndham Vale on a block which we sold today (Yay!) - the next door owner builder neighbour wanted to erect a fence about six months ago.

I told him in a polite letter that was fine as long as he cleared his building cr*p from my block (temporary fencing, broken bricks which suspiciously matched his, and a mound of dirt that I saw his contractor bobcat across). I was worried that my builder would probably charge me for moving the junk he's left on my block....this happened to my brother.

Incidentally, he rang me and had a winge about how he might get broken into, I told him if he didn't move his "materials" I'd talk to council. That shut him up as he's living in the house and I doubt he has a Certificate of Occupancy - as there's no staircase to the top storey.... :shock:

....only a ladder.

Six month's on still no fence.....

bec · Jun 26, 2008 10:06 pm

Quote:

as there's no staircase to the top storey.... ....only a ladder

cripes

actually theres a house right on the beach in the area where I live
which won a building award that only has a ladder to the second story :roll:

to_do_list · Jun 27, 2008 12:10 am

bec

Quote:

as there's no staircase to the top storey.... ....only a ladder

cripes

actually theres a house right on the beach in the area where I live
which won a building award that only has a ladder to the second story :roll:

A 5 m Bailey ladder is unlikely to win a building award.....then again.....when you see some things that win awards it might win on the obvious juxtaposition between industrial postmodernist and deconstructualism.

newbie74 · Jun 27, 2008 2:09 am

Hey, Lindsay lohans mum won a best mother award!

Building a fence before the house sounds wierd maybe someone at that company got confused about temporary security fencing?

to_do_list · Jun 27, 2008 10:01 am

newbie74

Hey, Lindsay lohans mum won a best mother award!

Next you'll be telling me Mrs Winehouse was runner up..... :shock:

....and Britney can dance!

Adrian B · Jun 27, 2008 1:12 pm

Who mentioned Milli VanillI???

Back on topic, have you heard back from your builder? After seeing what damage the council did to a nearby property, I would be holding off until Site Clean. I heard the owner arguing with the council rep, who asked if he could prove it. I gladly said hi, and asked who's lawyers would like the stat dec? Funny the council fixed the fence the next day :n: