Thanks all, tend to agree with the majority view that since this is the family home and I'll be staying quite a while, better to just get it done...
Thanks @willair, not sure I can do much on the tax front given it's not an investment property but I expect you're right about the structural...
Yeah, the previous owner was pretty upfront about the fact the roof was getting old and would need replacing at some point. I'm just evaluating...
It's the family home, have 3 young kids and expect to be here for at least 15 years and probably more.
Sure, I'll take some later today and post them. FWIW, one of the guys I had out here doing a quote said if it was his roof he would have...
Hi all I bought a 1974 house in Melbourne (Dandenong Ranges) about a year ago. It has a flat (maybe 3-5 degree) metal clip-lock roof, not...
Thanks for the suggestion Leo, but I should note that this tool produced results quite inconsistent with the contour map that I got from the land...
Thanks - I have been talking with a volume builder and the advice was that they would be comfortable dealing with max 2m fall of land. We didn't...
Looking at a property which ticks every box for me (including price) but it has an est. 2m fall front to back and I don't have any experience with...
Thanks all for your suggestions, I will look into both council and the website. I'm not able to do the hose thing in the time I have available ;)...
Hi all I'm very close to signing a contract for a property which I plan to develop but need to satisfy myself that the fall on the block is not...
I know this will vary from council to council, but interested in general experiences... I want to build two double storey houses by splitting a...
I haven't taken advice because it doesn't affect the viability of my plans, was just trying to understand the correct position. If I buy the...
Sorry, stamp duty. Question remains as above (it's a $15k difference for my end result).
I'm looking to buy a property, demolish existing buildings, subdivide and build two houses. One will be my PPOR and one will be IP. On my reading...
Hi all I'm trying to map out how I would fit two houses onto a 725m2 corner block (blank slate) and I have mapped out the setbacks etc. to give...
Actually the Council just called me back after being unwilling to commit to a position in an earlier discussion and clarified this for me: If I...
Thanks for your reply Mike. What you have described sounds consistent with how I read the planning scheme - it does explicitly say the 3 metres is...
Hi all First time poster, lots of useful info here. I am currently looking at buying a corner block and subdividing in two to build one 4BR house...
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