Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Dec 31, 2013 7:58 pm Hi all I'm after any info from Tasmanian owner builders on council regulations and rules. I seem to be finding some conflicting rules from the Huon valley council (who I will be dealing with) in regards to needing to do my owner builders course, they say I need to do it the people running the course say I don't . any advice would be great. Would love to find some members that have worked with this council to pick there brains. Any advice and comments from OB's in tassy would be great i'm sure i can learn alot thanks Jay Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 2Dec 31, 2013 8:14 pm Hi Jay, I got my compliance certificate to OB in early 2012 -- not sure if it's changed, but I certainly didn't need to do a course (I believe that's only in NSW, maybe Vic?). The only issue may be that the Huon Council has its own requirements (I'm with Hobart City Council, so I'm not sure). It seems Tassie Councils can make things up to suit themselves -- just wait until you get to the bushfire regulations! My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 3Dec 31, 2013 8:21 pm Hi Johnson Thanks for that buddy I did have a feeling that HVC was making rules to suite themselves. Yeah like your build mine is in the bush but even more so, I do have 5 acres so i intend to clear alot of ground around the site before I submit for the permit. I can imagine them telling me that I need to remove trees in one breath and with the next telling me i need a permit to do so. For comparison roughly how much did the HCC sting you in fees? Cheers Jay Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 4Jan 01, 2014 12:00 pm carter8 For comparison roughly how much did the HCC sting you in fees? Just looking at the spreadsheet, total monies paid to Council (so not including the environmental report, engineers assessment, lawyer's drafting fees, and all that guff) was $3506. The bushfire regs are an absolute bastard to get through... not only do you have to stipulate every single material and construction method, and clear a massive area around the house, but the Council will probably force you to get a lawyer to draft a Part 5 Agreement, which indemnifies them of any risk if your house burns down. I had to get that drafted twice (I changed my BAL rating after excavation) so it was lots of dollars. The Agreement will be bound to your Title, so you're stuck with it forever. All this is completely ironic, as Tasmania hasn't official adopted any bushfire Standards. It's up to the Councils to determine what they'll allow and, of course, they opt for the most difficult they can to cover their arses. *steps off soapbox* My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 5Jan 01, 2014 7:35 pm Well so fare HCC is around $2k chraper than my council so lets just hope that since i'm paying more they are easier going with the bush fire reg's (yeah right ) What the hell,, so they are telling you what to build with and making you report every detail but at the same time getting you to pay a lawyer to draw up a legal document that makes them not responsible if the house does get burnt to the ground? Gee i'm not looking forward to dealing with it all. I am assuming though that they don't tick off all your BAL reg's until the final inspection ? I'm very interested to know this bit of info as i do have a plan Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 6Jan 06, 2014 10:15 am Also if any Tassy members have some good info on suppliers of good's and services please let me know below is a list of the things i am most interested in Soil Testing Septic tank suppliers roofing iron suppliers Concrete batching plants Rainwater tank suppliers Any help and or leads would be good. Cheers Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 7Jan 06, 2014 4:40 pm checkout the wormfarm system septics, as they can use zero electricity to run. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Advice needed from Tassy Owner builders 8Jan 07, 2014 9:29 am carter8 Also if any Tassy members have some good info on suppliers of good's and services please let me know... Yeah, sadly I can't think of anyone I'd actually recommend wholeheartedly. I bought my OzziKleen septic off MG Roberts and they seem okay, but hard to get in touch with. Roofing was by Raymark, and they were pretty ordinary at sealing gaps (I have a nasty feeling my building surveyor is going to point out the gaps that are >3mm, which don't conform to fire standards). Tassie is simply 1) too expensive, and 2) not competitive or hungry enough for work. My best advice is talk to as many people as you can, get recommendations, then get 4-5 quotes on each job. It's a struggle, but could be worth it. My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6842 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. 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