Browse Forums Building A New House Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1410Mar 15, 2011 9:08 pm I agree. My father always tell me he never even got his OWN ROOM until he was married! And those poor people in Japan, Brisbane and Christchurch who lost their homes, some lost everything.. It really does make us sound like big fat whingers Although i have to say that its not wrong to demand an acceptable standard of workmanship when it comes to our new houses, however thats where it ends as it becomes too subjective. All they (the builders) would do is meet BCA standards and if we can't see something from a 1m or 1.5m away its not considered a defect for eg. and many things are allowed a certain degree of tolerance such as gaps in doors etc.. The BCA can actually be downloaded online if you do a search. I built with Simonds btw, hope everyone else stresses less about the experience Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1411Mar 15, 2011 9:23 pm ourhome Thanks a lot Acherion. Really well drafted minutes of the meeting. This out of the topic we all are discussing at this moment. I wanted everyones opinion on what I am thinking. I have a corner lot and as per VU I cannot have any sort of fence at the corner and the front of the house but I think otherwise. As per me if I have a corner lot the I should be having strong, short metal fence/barrier which does not effect any sort of sunlight coming through or the looks of the area. The prime reason for me to believe in having these sort of barrier for a corner plot is a aspect of safety. As we all know the roads in our estate are too narrow. If there are cars parked then it is very difficult to drive in a low visibility a mix of all these conditions can sometimes lead a vehicle to run over the nature strip or worst come, land up in someones front yard. A few days back I saw in the news about such an accident in which a ute landed in someones master bed room. These type of accidents can be only one in 1000's but I don't want to be that one. Please do let me know if what I am thinking is practical or I am being over protective. Hello everyone, Does anyone have any idea about the rule for fences as per the council. I have heard from a friend that as per Aurora too you can have fence under some conditions. But I need to find out the details. If anyone has any details in depth it would be of a good help to me. Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1412Mar 15, 2011 10:38 pm FHBuyer Hi Aurora, We had narrowed the choice to one design but it falls at 5.35 meter garage setback to brick wall of garage and 5.57 meter to garage door, so we have about difference of 150 mm to minimum requirement of Aurora, I had asked builder to check with Aurora the requirement as it could be from garage door then the design we love would be good to fit rather then paying $$$$ for 100 mm cut in experienced people of forum, Would love to meet great people of Auroa and join ACA soon I think your issue is a common one where the standard dimensions don't fit in with estate guidelines. The builders will usually accommodate the changes without charging too much. We are building with PD and had the same thing happen. Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1413Mar 16, 2011 1:28 pm About the corner-block-fencing query, it used to be that certain restraints VicUrban put on buyers and builders only held for the first 12 months. That is, they could prevent you from painting your house an unusual colour or they could require back sheds to be only a certain height but all of these restrictions only applied for a year after you moved in. So it's possible that after that time you would only need to follow Council guidelines if you wanted to build a fence on a corner block. It might be worth checking. Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1414Mar 16, 2011 9:27 pm Hi this is an unsual question but for all those who have already moved into the Aurora estate has anyone had problems with mice? just wondering with all the building and open paddocks im sure there are field mice but i have a friend who has caught 3 in the last week in her home and i am terrified of mice Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1415Mar 16, 2011 10:34 pm techno74 Hi this is an unsual question but for all those who have already moved into the Aurora estate has anyone had problems with mice? just wondering with all the building and open paddocks im sure there are field mice but i have a friend who has caught 3 in the last week in her home and i am terrified of mice You are right. I have not moved in yet, but I have heard from current residents that there has been a problem of mice. The easiest way I can think of currently is a mice trap. Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1416Mar 16, 2011 10:37 pm fladdle About the corner-block-fencing query, it used to be that certain restraints VicUrban put on buyers and builders only held for the first 12 months. That is, they could prevent you from painting your house an unusual colour or they could require back sheds to be only a certain height but all of these restrictions only applied for a year after you moved in. So it's possible that after that time you would only need to follow Council guidelines if you wanted to build a fence on a corner block. It might be worth checking. I would try and speak to someone in VU and get a detailed information. I would share with you all as soon as I hear something from them. Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1418Mar 17, 2011 9:46 am Regards to fencing, i recently got a copy of the Aurora fencing guidelines from the display village ladies as i was wondering if i am allowed to paint them, and what colour is allowed. Grab yourselves a copy, i am pretty sure there is a mention about corner block fencing, and anyone that wants a steel or concrete type fencing needs to be facing a main road or something along those lines. Its all in the guidelines, if i find it in my pile of rubbish i will look it up and post it here. Re: LYNDARUM / AURORA ESTATES: Epping, Victoria 1420Mar 17, 2011 11:04 am BZaurora Regards to fencing, i recently got a copy of the Aurora fencing guidelines from the display village ladies as i was wondering if i am allowed to paint them, and what colour is allowed. Grab yourselves a copy, i am pretty sure there is a mention about corner block fencing, and anyone that wants a steel or concrete type fencing needs to be facing a main road or something along those lines. Its all in the guidelines, if i find it in my pile of rubbish i will look it up and post it here. Here is the link to Aurora fencing guidelines stage 5-7 not sure if it applicable in current stage. http://www.vicurban.com/cs/Satellite?bl ... name%3D669\244\AuroraFencingGuidelinesStages5-7.pdf] AURORA FENCING GUIDELINES ashrey|^| The setback from the kerb is 4m. It is council land to provide an area for services like sewer main, gas mains, water mains, underground power or poles for overhead power,… 4 2578 For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 9583 Hey everyone Not for me or anyone I know, just generally interested. For a single allotment house, are you allowed to take the fence on both sides of your house and… 0 21268 |