Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 30, 2011 6:41 pm Hi everyone, Hubby and I are thinking about starting to build a kit home in October. Our location is quiet remote. A little island in Tassie. What we have so far is huge and totally overgrown block of land and decided on a kit home design. What's next? For the next immediate step, I'm thinking We might have to engage a surveyor to locate a level spot on our block where we can place the house. But... Because the block is so overgrown, it's inaccessible. Now, we may have to clear a little but we don't want to clear where we won't build as we like the bush as a natural fence line. I've had a look on google earth and if I can trust their accuracy, there seems to be a big level patch. What would you do from here to get started? Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you in advance! Regards, Mel Re: Where to start and in which order? 2Dec 30, 2011 8:25 pm As long as a surveyor can walk through the bush/scrub, stand and have line of sight at different points around the block they should be fine doing a survey without clearing.. They do surveys in widlerness and uncleared areas. Is there a local council that you need approvals from? Re: Where to start and in which order? 3Dec 30, 2011 8:29 pm Well for me I would be searching for the best area to get a favourable soil test, protected from the wind, flooding, fire if possible and allowing an area for sewage, site and soil evaluation to determine the square meters needed Council searches for any requirements fire, flood, sewage, water tanks etc For me I would only get a steel kit home and get a builder to do the floor stumps and floor joists then build the rest myself. Re: Where to start and in which order? 4Dec 30, 2011 10:40 pm On an island? Or is Tasmania the island. A little island would be cool. Without knowing too much about your location, I would be spending some time having a good hard look around for the site you want to build on, taking into consideration the issues suggested above. Might even be worth throwing out a tent for a night in a few different locations to see if you like the feel of the place. After that, next step will be to get in contact with your responsible local council and have a chat with the building surveyor. They should be able to give you a list of what information they will need from you to approve a building license (plans, engineering drawings (supplied by kit home company), you may need to engage a local engineer to provide site classification (soil/wind), effluent disposal plans etc). If it is near the coast I would think long and hard about if you want a steel kit home, corrosion may be too big a risk. Good luck, would love to see some pics of your piece of paradise. I am new to this forum so please bear with me. An NCAT order was breach by our neighbour regarding a retaining wall dispute. He is the owner of a building company and he… 0 2208 Black on light wood does look good. Not sure if it will be as long lasting as a steel finish? 6 6349 brokers will also be in a position to get you a better rate than the advertised rate most times. 6 7566 |