Browse Forums Building A New House Re: What to watch out for when demolishing a house? 7Apr 05, 2011 8:00 pm Initial Deposit 05/09/2010 Tender 21/10/2010 Contract 26/11/2010 Site Start 11 Feb Bricking underway 28/03 Fitout commenced 20/04 PCI 08/07 Settlement 15/07 build Blog http://foxley29.blogspot.com/ Re: What to watch out for when demolishing a house? 8Nov 04, 2011 9:40 pm Now that the demolition is way past us, this is what I have to say about it. First of all, submit the application for the demolition permit yourself, even before you select your demolisher. This way, you won't have to wait until you have selected your demolisher (which will take some time pending quotations and communications), and then wait for them get the paperwork done with the building surveyor and then submit the application for you. In our case, we left the permit application with the demolisher and the application was only submitted a week after we supplied all the documents, and the approval took another two weeks. Also, organize abolishment of your gas and power and removal of the phone cables yourself - you can control your schedule better if you do it yourself. Remember to also apply for your asset protection permit and take lots of photos of your footpaths, crossover, nature strip and nearby signposts from all angles. If the demolisher damages anything (which is highly possible), it is not likely they will repair them for you but the Council will not refund your deposit until you do. When getting a quote, ensure that the demolisher checks for asbestos both inside and outside the house, especially in the roof. They might need to send samples to the lab to test for asbestos. Salvage whatever you can sell before the demolition. If the house is already vacant, you might even want to salvage whatever you can before you call the demolisher in for a quote as their quote might be inclusive of what they can salvage from your place. Then plan for a holiday just before the demolition starts. You'll be pleased to return from your holiday to see a nice piece of flat land. i wouldn't be worried, you'll definitely miss something, no matter how many times you review. we've spent close to 5 months ensuring everything got reflected in the… 5 9439 4 9393 Unless there is something in special conditions the builder does not have to give you timeline. If your demolition contractor has not removed Asbestos and it was found… 12 22560 |