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Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 53Dec 31, 2009 12:28 pm ok so I called the council today and they were pretty helpful. I was completely upfront and told them I wanted to build a garage to live in whilst the build was underway. They said that it is not something that they encourage, but it is possible. I would need to include the intention to live in the garage as part of the permit application process and once the house is complete and ready to move in, the garage will be decommisioned for occupancy. Sounds ok. She suggested that I complete a pre-application meeting request form so that I can meet with the council onsite to discuss my plans before buying the land. I will also need a land management plan that articulates how I plan to manage the conservation overlay on the block as well as a net gain report concerning the clearing of trees - I guess this basically means how I plan to replace any trees I cut down. Has anyone had any experience with a land management plan or net gain report? Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 55Sep 14, 2010 9:26 pm I am just putting a contract on a 1500m square block in the country and looking at living options if I sell my house. I have found this shed to buy for about $6000 not delivered, but wondering how much for tradies to lay cement and install. I would be happy to use a portable toilet and camping supplies. Shower maybe I could work a camping shower in too.... I could look at the cost of getting power turned on. I would like to get something installed and ready to live in under $10,000 if possible as that is the amount I will be looking at spending if I have to rent for 12 months whilst I organise and build either a transportable or kit home. This is the shed with a sliding door and a window 6m x 6m. I guess as it is just me I could even just partition off an area for the shower and toilet fairly easily and cheaply Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 56Mar 30, 2012 11:11 am i have got his issue now too. i went on holiday for 2 months with the paln to have the permit done and a bungalow built in my absence. i am living in my shed now because the Building Surveyor couldn't/wouldn't do the permit in the 2 months. the shed is is temporary site shed, this requires no permit i am told. living in it is probably a difeerent issue. so today 2 council health officers arrived to investigate. they say they wil have to report it to the planning dept. i am in Ocean Grove Vic, under Greater Geelong City Council. so now i need to know what is legal and what is not. anyone know the law about this? there is a fight coming on i know. like is a caravan legal? if so why not a shed? i think there must be State law that says something about a land owners rights, that is its not simply all up to the local Council and arbitrary rules. need help!!! thanks Living in a Shed During Construction? 58Feb 14, 2016 8:06 pm We are living in our shed right now while we are building the house. The shed is 6 x 12 but we insulated a part of it (6 x 4.5 for the room that we are using as bedroom/kitchen/lounge and 2.5 x 1.8 for the little ensuite). We cook using a single butane cooker that you can store in one of the kitchen drawers. Not ideal but we open the door while cooking and light an incense stick after and the smell is gone. We use the little dish drainer set that you get from ikea. We have a queen bed. We are comfortable and we are ok with it. We have our fridges, microwave, pantry, wardrobes in the uninsulated part of the shed (apart from it being our storage). The space will be back to being a bar after. Here is a picture of our shed. The first door on the left is the way to the rest of the shed, the next door is to the ensuite. You can see the house that we are currently building at the front. Our washing machine is outside and we just cover it with a tarp. Our dryer is in another smaller shed on the other end. We have gas cylinder for hot water for in the shed only. The house will be a different story. We will have solar hot water with electric backup. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Owner Builders in boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=80264& Re: Living in a Shed During Construction? 59Feb 15, 2016 7:52 am twylamc We are living in our shed right now while we are building the house. The shed is 6 x 12 but we insulated a part of it (6 x 4.5 for the room that we are using as bedroom/kitchen/lounge and 2.5 x 1.8 for the little ensuite). We cook using a single butane cooker that you can store in one of the kitchen drawers. Not ideal but we open the door while cooking and light an incense stick after and the smell is gone. We use the little dish drainer set that you get from ikea. We have a queen bed. We are comfortable and we are ok with it. We have our fridges, microwave, pantry, wardrobes in the uninsulated part of the shed (apart from it being our storage). The space will be back to being a bar after. Here is a picture of our shed. The first door on the left is the way to the rest of the shed, the next door is to the ensuite. You can see the house that we are currently building at the front. Our washing machine is outside and we just cover it with a tarp. Our dryer is in another smaller shed on the other end. We have gas cylinder for hot water for in the shed only. The house will be a different story. We will have solar hot water with electric backup. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Very nice setup How did you go with the council? Were they happy with it all? Living in a Shed During Construction? 60Feb 15, 2016 10:42 am Hi Sloppy. It was fine cos we put in plans for the house at the same time. ie they know that we are building and the space will only be used temporarily. As for me personally, as much as it is a nice room (ie this room is way better than the apartment that I used to stay in Adelaide), I am looking forward to have the house built and be able to move in it. It's good that my partner and I do not dislike each other! Lol. Owner Builders in boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=80264& 1 62399 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 82850 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 18063 |