Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10062Nov 16, 2017 3:53 pm Easement runs along the front of our block, parallel to the access way that provides access to the other subdivisions I always thought the house was set back far enough to not be a concern except our driveway might need to be dug up if there was ever an issue with the services in the easement. Coral obviously thought the same right up to now and its only an issue now the certifier has looked at it in more detail Just spoke to some engineering guy called Steve at Coral and has never seen the certifier be in such a fuss about this kind of thing Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10063Nov 16, 2017 4:02 pm Mmmm being at the front of your block is a little different as the span of the house does run along that way. In regards to your driveway there has to be a way to do it as it's a residential block. Maybe contact your council and see if one of their people can take a look at it and see what the requirements will be including setbacks and also the driveway as like you said if there is an issue you would have to rip it up which is ridiculous. We had an easement issue but to the right side of our block and only impacted our garage. I know with Lake Macquarie council in nsw because we were building so close to an easement we had to apply for a build of easement application which then specified what was required in regards to the building works. Not sure if this was done directly with the council or hunter water can't remember but I'm pretty sure it was the council. See the issue will be or was for us is you can't have any load place on the easement such as fill we had to do a drop edge beam to prevent this. Sorry for such a long message Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10064Nov 16, 2017 4:09 pm Thanks ryan, all useful info. I checked the original Subdivision plans and there was no sewer line there. And no sewer mentioned on the contract, only water mains and telecoms. Guess what, its there now following a review of the easement by council. I just checked the latest Coral drawings and the sewer line is really close to our proposed house Now im super worried about how close the sewer mains is to our house. Its literally on the doorstep. What a nightmare. Should have paid for an external contractor to go over it all seeing as Coral are incompetent at every step. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10065Nov 16, 2017 4:12 pm Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10066Nov 16, 2017 4:19 pm Oh wow ok this is a bit of an issue it could cost a bit of money to build on this block. If this was not part of your contract then this is a real big issue as who ever developed this block of land should have had the sewer maked on the plans in the contract plus it should have been specified in your 88b report which is a document that the builder looks at. We also had thisnhappen to us just before we were about to settle on the block although it was still within the same easment so it never impacted the build. I would be seriously speaking to whom ever put the contact together at the time you bought the block of land as they are responsible for this on the sellers behalf. It could cost a lot of money to build and they need to be responsible for this maybe if it is going to cost you a lot they should outlay the money as you may or have bought the block due to the unknown swere. Sorry your going through this is a pain as one person with blame the other. I'm thinking this is why coral are a bit stunned as it wasn't clearly shown. Maybe also request a dial before you did and just see if the same sewer comes up on there's if not then something certainly got missed. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10067Nov 16, 2017 4:28 pm Central Coast council didnt even have the documents for sewer and water for the certifier to use, absolute incompetence on everyones part including myself. I should have enlisted a professional to help deal with the construction phase. I have contacted our solicitor from when we purchased the block to get advice. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10068Nov 16, 2017 4:34 pm I have trawled through all the plans and council documents (most of them have scribbles all over them) but some of it I dont have the knowledge to understand the cross sectionals and jargon.
I am struggling to understand “when” Coral found out about this sewer line. It is NOT running down the easement! Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10069Nov 16, 2017 4:35 pm I take my hat off to you brodav, I hope you can get this sorted out :/ Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10070Nov 16, 2017 4:36 pm Any chance you have a copy of the 88b report at all as the easement runs down your alfresco side of your block and across the front. The issue is that usually you can build up to a sewer not over it and based on the issue we had was that the piers had to be 600mm away from the sewer we weren't but this hadn't been picked up till they were doing the piers we already had a drop edge beam in our tender as well as purring that went below the zone of influence being the sewer. They then had to do a cantilever slab which went under the ground to ensure that the sewer was protected they were lucky that the sewer didn't have to be encased which can cost a bit of money. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10072Nov 16, 2017 4:47 pm Sorry I had to look into this for our issue so sorry if I seem pushy but I want to help you!!! If you can send me a copy of the 88b report the solicitor should be able to order this for you might cost you $53 roughly but I had to get this for coral anyways so you may already have this. Also if you can organise a dial before you dig this will show you any easements, and sewer diagrams that have been accounted for relating to your block. You will get a whole heap of services stuff but the main one to look at is the sewer diagram. This will help to determine if they existed before the subdivision or were added as part of it and then you can establish why it wasn't added to the contract and who missed it. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10073Nov 16, 2017 4:54 pm Thanks a lot Ryan, I'm going through my paperwork this evening. Don't think I have the 88b but will try and get this. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10074Nov 16, 2017 8:04 pm Tracyt BrownDog77 Has anyone changed their main paint colour during build by variation? Was it much of an issue? We had picked highgate in our nightmare colour selection but now I’m worried it will throw lilac TIA everyone We also called him Monday to see if he will redo our front door. We don't like it. He is only charging the stain and extra $100. Follow our Build: forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=85959 Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10075Nov 16, 2017 8:13 pm brodav83 Thanks a lot Ryan, I'm going through my paperwork this evening. Don't think I have the 88b but will try and get this. Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10076Nov 16, 2017 8:16 pm BrownDog77 brodav83 Thanks a lot Ryan, I'm going through my paperwork this evening. Don't think I have the 88b but will try and get this. Sorry PC not replying: I’m not much help with where yr at at the moment & I’m hoping it all sorts itself out quickly for you if any consolation we had a nightmare prebuild Admin/certifying stage with retaining wall issues/ driveway gradient problems with our slab placement changing all the time but once slab cut we’ve had smooth sailing hope it’s the same for you Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10077Nov 16, 2017 8:17 pm BrownDog77 Tracyt BrownDog77 Has anyone changed their main paint colour during build by variation? Was it much of an issue? We had picked highgate in our nightmare colour selection but now I’m worried it will throw lilac TIA everyone We also called him Monday to see if he will redo our front door. We don't like it. He is only charging the stain and extra $100. Follow our Build: forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=85959 Thanks Tracy that’s great to know Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10078Nov 16, 2017 8:18 pm H Family BrownDog77 Has anyone changed their main paint colour during build by variation? Was it much of an issue? We had picked highgate in our nightmare colour selection but now I’m worried it will throw lilac TIA everyone Thanks Hfam Re: Coral Homes general build thread 10079Nov 17, 2017 4:07 am brodav83 Easement runs along the front of our block, parallel to the access way that provides access to the other subdivisions I always thought the house was set back far enough to not be a concern except our driveway might need to be dug up if there was ever an issue with the services in the easement. Coral obviously thought the same right up to now and its only an issue now the certifier has looked at it in more detail Just spoke to some engineering guy called Steve at Coral and has never seen the certifier be in such a fuss about this kind of thing z M Y C U S T O M C O R A L B R O N T E 43 ...............Kitchen! 16 Nov 2016 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79581 You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14120 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13775 In Qld it is a requirement that a builder must have a cost breakdown, for building a home to the same specification, with the same inclusions and the same finish. So ask… 1 4352 |