Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 08, 2013 10:32 am Been a while since I last built. Have any of you encountered extra costs and Doreen and MErnda are in a bushfire are?? I heard a sales lady that she needs to check and be prepared to pay 4K extra if it was a bushfire zone? Any comments appreciated. Thanks Re: Bushfire Zone ? Doreen/Mernda? 2Apr 08, 2013 10:37 am I am in NSW and in a BAL 12.5 bushfire area. It is the lowest bushfire rating. The cost for us for bushfire requirements was about $5000 Modified Fernside 38 Rawson Homes Blog: http://www.thehousethatmatandjenbuilt.blogspot.com Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60501 Re: Bushfire Zone ? Doreen/Mernda? 3Apr 08, 2013 11:44 am Hi there, I am currently building in Doreen and had to pay $4,854 for BAL 12.5. Being in this bush fire zone also meant we weren't allowed a timber front door, pivot door or any door with glass less than 40cm from the floor. But I have noticed driving around the same estate houses going up with timber glass doors? So who knows, maybe some builders do not enforce as strongly as others. I am building with M3tr!con Re: Bushfire Zone ? Doreen/Mernda? 5Apr 08, 2013 2:06 pm You can check if a lot you are looking at is in a designated bushfire zone in Victoria here: http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landcha ... sIntro.jsp Enter the address you want to search and then select 'search', when the address comes up on the next page select it and then click on 'get report' on the top left, it brings up a list of available reports for a property. Hi , I'm currently going through this now within the Whitehorse council which has a similar set of restrictions. We're having to make compromises with our floor plan due… 3 30668 Yes it had a house on it. But Melbourne water only wanted something the original size of the existing house. We managed to fit a 45sq house on. 10 33655 Hi All It has been a few weeks since my last update. The build has been progressing well. No major issues to report. The scaffolding was dropped today, gyprock will be… 96 356756 |