Browse Forums Building A New House Re: 2 quick questions 2Jan 16, 2010 7:14 pm It's your land so you can do what you want, although if you have a builder lined up then I would check with them first. A hole for a pool might be dangerous if it's too close to the house, so check with your builder first 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: 2 quick questions 3Jan 16, 2010 7:25 pm What lisanne said. A pool near the house can cause a few problems with construction. The major thing is fall protection. If it is near the house, then you'll probably have to scaffold the entire pool in order to build the house (a bit of additional cost). It would be cheaper to deepen your footings, then build the pool than it would be to put the pool in, avoid deepening your footings and having to scaffold it. On the other hand, if the pool isn't in the way, then you'll probably only have to fence it off. Some builders however (especially the volume builders) will not want to build on a site when a pool is being built. In my opinion, if the pool is near the home, start it at lock up stage. It then won't pose a problem with fall issues, as the house structure will be complete, and you'll finish the pool at about the same time the house finishes. Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: 2 quick questions 4Jan 16, 2010 7:30 pm lisanne It's your land so you can do what you want, although if you have a builder lined up then I would check with them first. A hole for a pool might be dangerous if it's too close to the house, so check with your builder first We were actually told that you're not allowed to. There are all sorts of regulations apparently regarding digging holes in your own land...something to do with mining regulations...I know it sounds silly, but that's what we were told. I suppose it depends on the extent of your excavations and maybe on your council??? Having said that, we did excavate our building site during the subdivision of our land before we had a building permit (we had huge excavators there for the subdivision, so we thought we'd save ourselves some money). We almost got into trouble for it though. Someone mentioned it to the planner at council (one of the engineers or someone signing off on the geotech report...can't remember exactly) and so we got a phonecall from council saying 'please explain'. We had to make up some rubbish about the subdivision contractors needing the fill for the driveway...which was partly true. Anyway, best to check with your council, but as DH often says..."it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission" or something like that 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ 1. Roof cleaning and paint - which colour do you recommend? I often see black/ dark grey in use these days but I would prefer… 0 8424 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10581 We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4554 |