Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Oct 17, 2016 6:44 pm Hi we have planning approval to reuse our shearing/wool shed as a house. We are not extending the size or changing roof. It already has a kitchen and is connected to. Electricity. We are putting internal walls in insulating, and windows. We have contacted several building surveyors/civil engineers to find out what next to do. No one is interested in an old building Do we need a building permit? Has anyone else done this. Re: Conversion of shearing shed to house 2Oct 18, 2016 5:29 pm I'd ask your local council as to what documentation they'd require for the conversion. At the least I would have thought a set of plans with elevations plus existing and proposed floorplans would have been a minimum requirement with maybe a quick site plan showing where on the property the house/shed is located. Stewie Re: Conversion of shearing shed to house 3Oct 19, 2016 6:26 am Ckhamilton Hi we have planning approval to reuse our shearing/wool shed as a house. We are not extending the size or changing roof. It already has a kitchen and is connected to. Electricity. We are putting internal walls in insulating, and windows. We have contacted several building surveyors/civil engineers to find out what next to do. No one is interested in an old building Do we need a building permit? Has anyone else done this. Yes you will need a building permit for conversion and you will have to comply with NCC (BCA) for safety health and amenity. What if you finish your conversion beautifully but forget to install smoke detectors and never wake up? What if your floor has dampness that could affect your respiratory systems or your children's? That is why we have building control. Great answer from Stewie as usual and yes your fist contact should be with council. If you talk to them nicely they can be extremely helpful with advice. In the end, you will have to make application for building permit and that is when you will need a good building designer who should provide further guidance and provide you with competent plans that building surveyor will approve. Finally, statutory building inspections are for your benefit and your safety. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Conversion of shearing shed to house 4Oct 19, 2016 9:13 am Hi Ckhamilton You will need to get your current build properly surveyed chances are the structure is Non-Compliant BTW. Building surveyors only deal with compliance under the NCC and are not certified to deal with Non-compliance for this you will need a Structural Engineer. Most structural engineers don't work on fixed design fees and commissions like Architects and designers do. I suggest you persevere in trying to find a design engineer that offers a complete service it will work out miles cheaper in the long run.my2c Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Conversion of shearing shed to house 5Oct 19, 2016 1:50 pm StructuralBIMGuy Hi Ckhamilton You will need to get your current build properly surveyed chances are the structure is Non-Compliant BTW. Building surveyors only deal with compliance under the NCC and are not certified to deal with Non-compliance for this you will need a Structural Engineer. Most structural engineers don't work on fixed design fees and commissions like Architects and designers do. I suggest you persevere in trying to find a design engineer that offers a complete service it will work out miles cheaper in the long run.my2c Your advice in Victoria would be wrong because design engineer is not a registered building practitioner in the class of architectural draftsperson or architect, therefore could not legally prepare architectural plans for someone else unless you are also a registered builder preparing your own plans. A competent architect or architectural draftsperson will obtain appropriate engineering services for the project. As usual, you are over inflating importance of engineers and whilst within their area of the expertise they are the wheel in the overall scheme of things they are just another cog in the wheel. You just don't seem to get it. It is the building Surveyor who administers Building Act and Regulations, engineer is just a spectator. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Conversion of shearing shed to house 6Oct 19, 2016 5:03 pm Victorian homebuilders and home/unit buyers must be sick and tired of having to hire all these expert consultants at great expense and LOL you guys also have the worst record in building complaints judging from forums and newspaper articles http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbo ... ri6l4.html Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Because it only states 90mm not if it’s 45mm or 35mm and yes I do have the plans my question was specifically since it’s not the structural value and only to hold… 2 3518 From the information posted it looks to me your rumpus room is nothing more than extended garage. That will present a number of challenges. 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