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12 years12 yearszavzav posted:
Council asking for cars to exist the garage forwards

That is correct. Prices for traffic engineers can vary, so it is a good idea to get a few quotes. Also, always look at what you are getting for a…

12 years12 yearszavzav posted:
Council asking for cars to exist the garage forwards

Architects will tend to know some of the basic components of car park design; however, Traffic Engineering is a very specialised field and it would be unreasonable to expect that…

12 years12 yearszavzav posted:
Council asking for cars to exist the garage forwards

From what you are describing, it sounds like you are on a local street and not in a road zone.

To start with it may be a good idea…

12 years12 yearszavzav posted:
Floating floors or Tiles: Which is cheaper?

Floating floors are just hard work to look after. As said above the laminates tend to be harder wearing than the timbers. Plus worn down high heels can make the…

12 years12 yearszavzav posted:
Council asking for cars to exist the garage forwards

Tell me the following:
- Is your road a VicRoads Road (just tell me the colour of your road in your Melways if you don't know)?
- how many car spaces access…

12 years12 yearszavzav posted:
What do you think makes a house feel 'special'?

Your front entry is important. After my first build i am not overly impressed, but its was my first go, so know a bit more now. The following is what…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
New home plan flipped issues with council

how bad do you need a front yard, two cars in your garage and how good is your driving. If you can compromise on the above maybe you can…

New home plan flipped issues with council
15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Bigger & Cheaper or Small & More Expensive ?

halfway, thats what i did.

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Home Builder Nightmare

Odd post, you say they are great then they should be out of business.
My thoughts are every builder is the same. They do good work and they do bad…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
How much for building plans ?

Let see your builder told you a price, then increased it. Sounds pretty normal to me. Depends, did you have a fixed fee agreement or was it time…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Extra charges for items in contract plans?

I probably could have taken it further but I just wanted my house built. However, I did request a letter from the builder guaranteeing that there will be no…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Porter Davis - changes to wet areas

Do you need to build with PD, there are plenty of other builders that will change what ever you want. Only reason I went with my builder, although they have…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Buy or Sell first

Why don't you keep your existing house as an investment and rent it out. Also is there potential to move in say with your parents (or really good friends)…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Building days have gone over

Problem is 2.5K doesn't go to far, so if they do a soil test (they usually won't accept an independent one), survey the site, make modifications to the plans, resite…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
if you though your builder was slack....

Trepidman is correct, atleast in VIC. If you have to go to Council and say get a Planning Permit, it is usually the owners responsibility. But if it is…

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Building days have gone over

You can get legal advice, but if the builder doesn't want to change the contract, the choice is lose the deposit (which mine was 2.5k) or go with it. …

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Building days have gone over

At least you get $250, i only get $150, looks like i'm getting ripped off

15 years15 yearszavzav posted:
Extra charges for items in contract plans?

Hey just wondering what my rights are as follows:
I am building a new a house and my builder just called me and mention that that they have gone through a…

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