Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 21, 2013 6:08 pm Hey guys Thinking of demolishing and rebuilding in a well establish cul-de-sac. Is there any tips anyone can give me? A courtesy heads up to the nearby neighbours? anything else special or proceed as normal? any tips are much appreciated! Re: Tips for building in a well established area 2Nov 21, 2013 6:21 pm Make sure your house plan doesn't cause overlooking of neighbours properties. (see http://www.anewhouse.com.au/2013/11/ove ... -of-sight/) The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Tips for building in a well established area 3Nov 21, 2013 7:26 pm I sent quite a few letters to my neighbours about our intentions, and at the stages when there would be lots of noise and trucks (i.e; demo day and concrete slab pour day), and sent apologies if the extra noise and trucks were of an inconvenience. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Tips for building in a well established area 4Nov 22, 2013 12:02 am Great tip guys. bashworth, the line of sight point is definitely a good one, i wouldn't really have thought about it. I guess if i wanted to build a double-story (currently a single story) that will come more into consideration. Re: Tips for building in a well established area 5Nov 22, 2013 6:37 am We are building in a well established cul de sac and have not had any problems. I sent a letter just before the build started. The neighbours have been supportive, welcoming and curious we are building a single story. Re: Tips for building in a well established area 6Nov 22, 2013 6:57 am We kinda/sorta know our neighbours, so it didn't seem right just putting letters in their letterboxes. The couple on one side don't speak English so we had to intercept one of their kids on one of their irregular flying visits (and it turned into some weird need to make an appointment with the older brother when he visits etc etc - I suspect they thought we were going to say or ask something a bit more serious or ask to buy their house or something ). Turns out both the demolition people & the builders also do letterbox-drops of the neighbours to tell them what's going on. Re: Tips for building in a well established area 7Nov 22, 2013 9:31 am Our build was in an already established location. We actually gave our old house away (carted away on the back of a truck), but that is not always an option of course. I think it was part of Council requirement (or CDC in our case) that the neighbours be notified before commencement and also the line of sight bashworth mentioned which had to be considered in our plans being a 2 storey. Not that there is a hell of a lot you can do about it, but trying to think ahead about street access by delivery trucks etc could also be an issue (or not !). There is quite a bit of activity during construction. This is of course the builders problem and for them to work around, but I always was trying to "second guess" how they would tackle issues (staying out of their way of course). Very interesting to watch it all come together. It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 9011 Finally got the Soakwell at my house sucked out. Now I’m looking for ideas on how to hide it as it’s a bit of an eye sore. I’m thinking I’d like to turf over the… 0 3275 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16562 |