Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 4Dec 13, 2021 3:07 pm you most likley be limited to homes that fir a 12-14m wide block. You'll need to double check with a builder and how they would site the home. Anything with easements is less desirable as you are limited to what you can actually do. Ideally you would look for a block with no easement. If that's not possible, an easement along the rear boundary is more desirable than one that runs along the entire side. Personally, I would avoid this block Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 6Dec 14, 2021 10:18 am Kentz Thanks, Everyone for great insights and advice. Is there a standard width size of such sewerage easements? I have an Sewer line run through my property front to back about 3m from the side boundary, my builder told me that I can build near or even over it, it costs more for sewer encasement and deepen piers. It’s still in the process with Sydney water, I’ll post more information once I have it. Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 7Dec 14, 2021 12:55 pm I also have a "build over easement" permit approved by my council and the utility company. I'm not building directly over the easement but right to the boundary of it. But agree, better having an easement to the rear of the property where you don't plan to build over. I have 2 easements, one to side and one at the rear. Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 8Dec 16, 2021 6:42 am Thanks Guys, the update I received from volume builders like Metricon is that on this block they can fit a 40 sqm house with a 13 meter frontage. I am now planning to get some inputs from Custom builders, Can someone please suggest a few names which are Victoria based? Thanks Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 9Dec 16, 2021 1:27 pm Kentz Thanks Guys, the update I received from volume builders like Metricon is that on this block they can fit a 40 sqm house with a 13 meter frontage. I am now planning to get some inputs from Custom builders, Can someone please suggest a few names which are Victoria based? Thanks i think you mean 40 square house. 40sqm is a small apartment. Custom builders worth a look in Melbourne are: latitude 37 homes Rycon carter grange You say you're building in western Melbourne. Hard to tell if you mean inner west or growth area in the outer west. If its the outer west, you better hope you have a massive deposit if you're going custom route as you may find the banks will consider you are over capitalizing otherwise. good luck Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 10Dec 19, 2021 2:10 pm Thanks, guys for your valuable advice.. During the last couple of weeks, I discussed this block with multiple volume builders like Metricon, GJ King and Porter Davis to know how they will site the house. The sales representative of Porter Davis advised me that I might face approval issues for the second storey of the house if the neighbours finish their house build before me. The house might have to shift a little further towards easement, which will overall reduce the size of the house even further. The sales representative didn't sugarcoat it and said "it's a Sh*t block, avoid it". In the end, I decided not to proceed ahead with the purchase. Thanks to the community here and to the Sales representative of PD. The search continues again... Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 11Dec 19, 2021 3:43 pm Good on you for giving it a miss and the sales person for using the accurate terminology, lol. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 12Dec 22, 2021 2:49 pm Kentz Hello Everyone, First-time post, so please be kind. I am looking into buying a decent sized block of land to construct a 2-storey 5 bedroom house in the Western Melbourne suburb. I am in the final stages of signing the contract for the block of land which has an easement on the side. The easement is for the sewerage line. Can someone please advise if this block is a good buy ? I understand that with an easement on the side the front fasade of the house in my case will decrease from 19 to approx 16. What all other challenges (build cost wise) I might face with this block if I will proceed ahead with the purchase? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks KC Is north the top of the image? Meaning the block has an eastern frontage. If so, the easement will be in the north side of the block, which is the perfect side for it. It will mean that you'll build closer to your southern boundary, leaving room down the north side. This is a very good idea, as it will minimise overshadowing from a northern neighbour. In most climates in Australia is extremely beneficial to face the living areas to the north, as the sun moves across the northern sky. The north facing living areas will be lighter warmed by the sun in winter shaded by eaves in summer. But some narrow eastern or western frontage blocks can suffer from overshadowing, particularly the living areas in the northern side. They can also lack privacy, as they face straight at the northern neighbour. So extra room, for a northern side yard, is a great idea. While landscaping on this side can also improve privacy. Winter warmth comes from the north, while summer heat is generally a problem from the west & east. So along with locating living areas to the north, it's a good idea to face a large portion of the windows to the north - for northern light & winter sun - a fair portion of windows to the south & some east - both to aid cross-ventilation - while limiting or eliminating western windows. This means that the ideal house shape - from an energy efficiency point of view - is rectangular, with long sides facing north & south. Short sides to the west & east. Just what you'll get with an eastern (or western) frontage block! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Image from the government's Your Home website, their guide to sustainable, energy efficient home design. I highly recommend you have a very good read of it. https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 13Dec 22, 2021 2:54 pm ddarroch Kentz Hello Everyone, First-time post, so please be kind. I am looking into buying a decent sized block of land to construct a 2-storey 5 bedroom house in the Western Melbourne suburb. I am in the final stages of signing the contract for the block of land which has an easement on the side. The easement is for the sewerage line. Can someone please advise if this block is a good buy ? I understand that with an easement on the side the front fasade of the house in my case will decrease from 19 to approx 16. What all other challenges (build cost wise) I might face with this block if I will proceed ahead with the purchase? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks KC Is north the top of the image? Meaning the block has an eastern frontage. If so, the easement will be in the north side of the block, which is the perfect side for it. It will mean that you'll build closer to your southern boundary, leaving room down the north side. This is a very good idea, as it will minimise overshadowing from a northern neighbour. In most climates in Australia is extremely beneficial to face the living areas to the north, as the sun moves across the northern sky. The north facing living areas will be lighter warmed by the sun in winter shaded by eaves in summer. But some narrow eastern or western frontage blocks can suffer from overshadowing, particularly the living areas in the northern side. They can also lack privacy, as they face straight at the northern neighbour. So extra room, for a northern side yard, is a great idea. While landscaping on this side can also improve privacy. Winter warmth comes from the north, while summer heat is generally a problem from the west & east. So along with locating living areas to the north, it's a good idea to face a large portion of the windows to the north - for northern light & winter sun - a fair portion of windows to the south & some east - both to aid cross-ventilation - while limiting or eliminating western windows. This means that the ideal house shape - from an energy efficiency point of view - is rectangular, with long sides facing north & south. Short sides to the west & east. Just what you'll get with an eastern (or western) frontage block! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Image from the government's Your Home website, their guide to sustainable, energy efficient home design. I highly recommend you have a very good read of it. https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation the problem has been solved already. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Easement on side of Block -Advice Needed 14Dec 23, 2021 2:14 pm You will need piers along that side of the house if you are within the angle of repose. West of melbourne there can be shallow rock in some areas which could change the depth of piers but you will need the soil testing company and engineers to work all that out but usually will involve extra costs. You should be able to encase the sewer but you will need it designed and approved and access to lot 580 to do the work 2 17162 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 16146 Thanks - yea sounds like I need to submit build over easement application....ugh guess I better start finding someone who can do the engineering drawings 3 3360 |