Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 11, 2014 2:03 pm Is it common practice to build the garage on the boundary line and then ask your neighbour to remove that section of the fence and replace it with the garage wall? Is there another option or do I need to accommodate the request? I don't like the idea to see his garage wall instead of a fence... Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 2Aug 11, 2014 2:51 pm It is quite common nowadays due to the shrinking size of blocks. However, I think there is a limit in length as to how long the wall goes on for. I would suggest contacting your local council and voice your concerns with them. Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 3Aug 11, 2014 4:00 pm I think if you want the fence to remain you have every right to say so. They can build as close to your fence line as possible. My build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68002 Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 5Aug 11, 2014 7:04 pm if the garage wall is 200mm inside the boundary line as some are then you can keep the fence, it comes down to choice if you want to or not. if its zero lot and the garage wall is right on the boundary then the new fence is now a brick wall, you can build a new fence inside your property but in this scenario the fence on the boundary comes down. Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 7Oct 10, 2014 11:22 am Not sure what the regs are like in Perth, but in Adelaide & Darwin, build on boundary is exactly that. The client is generally required to make sure all the pegs are in place prior to construction starting and the slab is built to the boundary line. Any existing fence is removed and when replaced goes up to the front of the garage stops along the line of the garage and starts again at the rear. The building regs in SA state that you can either be on the boundary, 600mm off the boundary with no windows or 900 from the boundary with windows. Regarding the 600mm, the other item than plays a part is that the fascia must be non combustible and min. 450mm from the boundary. Generally, a wall on the boundary cannot be longer than 8.0m which is a council requirement. But again that is SA and not Perth, so always best to check.. Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 8Oct 10, 2014 7:51 pm xxkatxx Ask how far off the boundary line the garage is. Ours was a "zero lot boundary wall" but in reality it was 110mm off the boundary and this was the closest allowed mine is same - in fact 200mm inside my boundry. so next door fencing is still there next to brick garage wall. Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 9Oct 10, 2014 8:25 pm It is called a zero-lot wall. Majority of the new estate where people buy their land to build houses allow (or even force you to accept) this. This is largely due to the shrinking of lot (land) size nowadays where 300~400 m2 is the average (as compare to 15 years ago where it was 600+ m2 average). And normally, you are ONLY allow to zero-lot the garage wall, and NOT ANYTHING ELSE (eg. dining/living/bedroom..etc) so the rest of the house has to set back at least 1.5-2.5 meters (depending on the state and council rules). They (the party who build the zero-lot wall) are also require to put fire blanket around the zero-lot wall as a measure against potential fire spread. Also, if they are going to tear out the fence, they have to pay for the removal although I don't know if they have compensate you.... "Occam's Razor. The simplest explanation is almost always somebody screwed up." Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 10Oct 11, 2014 3:06 pm In Perth the R-Codes specify how much boundary walls are allowed. It is basically not allowed to be more than 1/3 the length of the plot. Also IIRC if it is more than 9m then it also is not allowed. I used these rules to have a boundary wall front garage and a boundary wall rear triple garage. All in all there is just under 16m of boundary wall. If built right on the boundary it is more expensive as different gutters have to be used to contain your water. They are basically set into the roofline, sorry not an engineer but I know they are different because I had the builder point out the diffs as I had to pay more. The way around it was to set the building in sightly and use normal gutters. Re: Neighbour's garage built on the boundary 11Oct 11, 2014 3:37 pm A problem with having the fence there - as well - would be termite checking. We need to check the walls of the house (and garage). So a return at the back of the garage - and affix gates to front of garage. Very common these days. thanks Chippy, i hope they have applied sealer but i am doubt to be honest, so i am gonna do this job after handover. 8 16176 You should be able to encase the sewer but you will need it designed and approved and access to lot 580 to do the work 2 17108 In WA zero lot is actually zero lot. We build 10mm in from the boundary. My house and my neighbours house have garages that sit only 20mm apart. When I had our roof done… 3 7004 |