Browse Forums Buying Land 1 Feb 07, 2017 3:22 pm Hi all, we are a couple in our very early 30s. We are looking at buying a land in schofields which has to be 450+ sqm (new NSW rule minimal land size for building a new pool). So we are looking at plots with 12.5+m frontage and 33m+ depth https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMhbS9hhKa/ this is what we are planning with Fowler homes havana 34 also liked washington 32 wisdom homes preferance 1: its the plot 112 https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMOEKGBlOr/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMOLG_BeNb/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMOn3EB6J9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMOaI4Bvkz/ Cons: less slope only 1m total?? am I right? the front half of the plot has a 0.5m elevation. That should be okay? -bare farmland, earthing/ subdivision hasn't been started at all, so It may take ages to get registered and start building? (we want to start building at the beginning of next year), The developer said rego is in june/ sep 2017 which i dont believe at all -we hope to move in my early 2019 which may not be possible? even if its possible, the neighbourhood may not be a nice one/ too much construction will go on? Pros: the slope is still less than 1m if I understand it correctly close to schofields road, only 1.8-2km from Schofields station price is lower compared to the already registered areas of the Wetminister st Schofields Preference 2: This is a corner block, just on Boundary road and that is going to be a busy road with too many constructions around, so hubby hates it Slope 2m !!!! too much site cost and pool building will be costly + costly fencing/ landscaping etc pros: earthing already being done, so registration is not going to be as delayed as the above one?!!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMhQeTBgCg/ Preference 3: Oaklands Schofields https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMhu3ThVK-/ http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/content/documents/pdf/resources/Map_of_1867_Flood_for_the_Blacktown_Council_Area.pdf -hubby loves it, as it has a good infrastructure, the community is well established, by the time we live their, the neighbourhood will be a nice and complete one -Cons: very low land. Rise from sea level is 21-23m, where the other two properties are 55m -the council map showes the whole estate is in flood zone -And the slopes 2-3m... so again high siet cost and pool cost etc we also looked at many other lands over 450sqm. , almost all the properties that fit the depth/ frontage of out interest have atleast 2m slopes as minimum! looked at Colebee Greenway estate, very nice elite area. already very expensive keeping in mind its too far from. But the agents don't wanna share contour plan! Any suggestions/ tips/ advice on understanding the contour plans, how it may affect site cost/ driveway gradience/ fencing/ landscaping and pool building would be extremely helpful. This is our 1st week of understanding the lands/ and maps and its extremely frustrating TIA Re: Please help to understand the contour plans! Schofields 2Feb 07, 2017 7:59 pm What matters is the fall over the length of the house. Most contour plans show fall at .5 metre intervals. From reading here most builders don't add too much for fall under 1 metre. Any more and you'll need retaining walls which bump up the costs. A pool would complicate matters depending on it''s location in relation to the house and the fall (or how much cut and fill they've had to do). the sun master is the solar heating to "warm" the water in the tank the S26 is your hot water system which will heat the water (25 degrees?) so with both turned on you… 2 13584 Give "Holt Surveying" they are based around Eight Mile Plains 3 8737 No idea about the driveway question, but your price for a house that size including landscaping seems very good! 1 6158 |