Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 24, 2013 7:51 pm Hi everyone I am wondering if anyone had experience in knocking down a semi-detached house and rebuild a new one? It is Torrens title but there is common wall between the two houses. So if anyone can share some experience on that would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Re: Semi-detached house knock down & rebuild 2Jun 24, 2013 8:15 pm Hi superhouse. We thought about this for a bit but tbh it's a bit of a bother as the common wall is shared and being able to detach the remainder of your house without affecting your neighbour is slim. Then you have to worry about the minimum set backs for your area and try to put in a slab - again without affecting your neighbour when your digging etc. Ours was a federation semi so there was no real foundations along the common wall if yours is perhaps younger or better built it maybe something you could pull off. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Semi-detached house knock down & rebuild 3Jun 24, 2013 9:02 pm robbie55 Hi superhouse. We thought about this for a bit but tbh it's a bit of a bother as the common wall is shared and being able to detach the remainder of your house without affecting your neighbour is slim. Then you have to worry about the minimum set backs for your area and try to put in a slab - again without affecting your neighbour when your digging etc. Ours was a federation semi so there was no real foundations along the common wall if yours is perhaps younger or better built it maybe something you could pull off. Thank you Robbie55, seems there are many things need to be considered, I am not sure how much it would cost us but certainly knock down and rebuild is the best option for us so far. Hopefully it will not let our budget go up significantly. Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37723 We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13759 Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 25169 |