Hi Jspitz,
We are in very similar situation to you - bought a house 5 km from CBD and are considering knocking it down and building a new home. We…

Hi King Willy,
It's a good question and we are in a similar position. From a financial perspective I think the economics of build versus buy is dependent on…

OK thanks. So yes we are planning a KDRB.

Hi Bel,
I haven't researched the council restrictions on the cut and fill - thanks for the heads up. What is a KDRB?.
It'd be great to see pix of pool…

Hi Kyton, ok Newcalstle CC seem pretty tough. And maybe the Brisbane CC is also the same - they also told me that they will decide after I…

HI Bel, I'm a sucker for these house on slab designs with two storeys. I am looking at split level house designs though, to affirm my fetish, or to…

Kyton,
I assume you meant 1 in 100 year flood zoning. We are in Brisbane contemplating building a house. Our property is a street from the Brisbane river…

Hi Bel,
Thanks.
Regarding the garage - thanks I see your point, if we drop the level of the garage a meter or two, that will solve the slope…

Thanks renovation survivor! We're talking to a lot of project builders and a lot of them are doubtful about building a "slab" home on our land. We're going…

Can anyone recommend a surveyor who can do a contour survey on my block? Also what would be a reasonable price to pay for this?
Thanks.

Hi All,
I'm still on a quest to look for a builder who will put a two story house on a sloping block (5.5 meter slope). I spoke with…

HI, we are in the same position. Saw a few display homes and like you, we like the M3tricon ones. One thing to remember - the display homes…

Hi again Bel, thanks. Homeone is starting to be an addictive website for me...
Yes I think you're right. The contour maps seems to be an important starting point.…

Hi All, we are planning to build a house - very early reconnaisance stage. Beacuse we have a sloping block, the companies that I've talked to have asked for…

Hi Bananas, Bel,
Thanks for the info. Regards to cut/fill i'm only guessing so no exact info for you.
Will check out the forum on the timber retaining…

HI Bel, thanks and yes I was too hasty. Great post and it shows I've got lots to learn. The cost seem to come in at 20 - 25K…

Hi Bananas, thanks. OK that calibrates things for me. There's an existing house on the site which we intend to tear down. So I assume the basics…

Hi Helmut, I just called www.houseandlanddesign.com.au and they only go as far as Logan. Lucked out there..

Must be a fab house! 5 levels. I can see through a few posts that split levels are more complicated and will cost more. I'm going toward flatenning…

Hi Bananas, Thanks for sharing. I just spoke with a man at Gl1indemanns who curtly asked me " Has anyone told you how much site costs are?" I…

I went to the www.houseandlanddesign.com.au website and found a couple of interesting houses (flinders & burnett) that they're displaying in the pacific pines location.…

Hi Bananas, Whoaaa that's what I call s a slope! I don;t think ours is as much, but once you takea way the house, the slope may reveal itself…

Hi Bananas, Whoaaa that's what I call s a slope! I don;t think ours is as much, but once you takea way the house, the slope may reveal itself…

Hi Smithy thanks for the article. I ha dheard this through another poster in this forum as well. The winds were pretty strong, but you'd hope that the…

Hi Leon, hey thanks for the lead. I had a quick look at the website and the houses look good and prices are also pretty reasonable. Do you…

HI Bananas, here is a post on attaching a picture:
https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=1272
Try it and good luck!
Herbert

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HI Bananas, I believe that there is an "add attachment " button at the bottom of each comment. You can click on that and attach the file. Would…

Hi Bananas, thanks - I think you're right. Going to a custom design may be the solution. My sense is that this will significantly be costlier as I'll…