Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 13, 2022 2:02 pm Our builder has put in a design for the driveway which overall is good, however once the build is completed I'd like to see what the options are for extra concrete to put in a turning area/boat storage near the garage. Would I be right in thinking that extra concrete like that would be an exempt development. I presume the pathways around the house are also exempt? This is in Lake Macquarie, NSW. Re: Driveway/pathway changes - exempt development 3Mar 06, 2022 4:28 pm Hi all, I am building a house in NSW. My driveway is not with the builder and I will give it to a tradesman. However, I am not sure the process at what stage I should ask the tradesman to get the job done since my builder wont touch it. Can someone also help me in understanding the process what will be my responsibilities and what will be tradesman will do? This is with respective to the council approvals and inspection related actually. Kiwimoisi I can't answer question one as I am not an insurance expert. I can only give you my personal opinion as to what I would do if it was my property. I don't think… 3 9857 New house with bare driveways and perimeter pathways. They've just scraped the whole block and we have pretty much sand and hard clay soil. Until we save enough and get… 0 8775 Make sure you use appropriate flexible isolation joint between external concrete and building slab/footings for movements. A 10mm Abelflex is ok. 1 10439 |