Did you know its still possible to take over ownership of someone else’s private land? This makes it important to check the Land Title Plan dimensions against the actual site dimensions of your new house block for the following reasons: If the actual dimensions are bigger it doesn’t mean the seller owns the ‘extra’ land … Continue reading How Adverse Possession Can Affect Buying A Block
I would advise calling into the Council Planning Department and discussing your block as early as possible. I have always found them very helpful. To be better informed here are 4 things to think about before talking to the planner: State and Local Planning Zones, Schedules , Overlays, Rules, and Guidelines. What State and Local Planning … Continue reading Can You Subdivide?
The most important document you sign is the ‘New Home Contract’. This document describes the house to be constructed and provides remedies to deal with any defaults by the builder or the house owner. The more you understand the contents of this document the better you can sleep at night. This post will briefly describe … Continue reading Your New House Contract
Guest Post by Hubert Dwight When it comes to designing the interior of your house, every detail matters—especially the flooring of your house, which speaks volumes about the room. The floor is one of the most important components of a house, but most often, it is overlooked. However, you will see that when homeowners pay … Continue reading Flooring Done Right: How to Pick the Right Tiles for Your Home
When most people look at a display home the two first considerations are: The Floor Plan. The Front Elevation. (Like the impressive facade in this photo) Sometimes that works fine when all the houses are in a line, and the same size…….but what about when the side of the house is on show? For example: … Continue reading What’s The Side View Of Your House?
Spreading a lot of topsoil or levelling a large garden yourself? One of the best tools is a ‘Dingo’ or ‘Kanga’ loader. These can usually be hired locally at very reasonable rates. Can be a bit scary driving the dingo off the trailer. Just go slow and you should be alright. You will be jerky … Continue reading Hiring a Dingo Loader
Some new house building contracts will have ‘Prime Cost’ items. These are used for fixtures, or fittings, which the Client requires, but have not been finally selected prior to signing the Contract. An example would be they want a professional level cooking appliance. but have not decided on the actual unit. So the total contract … Continue reading Contracts – Prime Cost Items
House Building can be a high risk business…………..so what happens if the builder of your new house goes bust? Legally Your house building contract should have clauses included for the eventuality of the builder becoming insolvent. Read the contract carefully but make sure you get in touch with your solicitor. There should also be a … Continue reading If The Builder Goes Bust
Have you seen a ‘Battleaxe Block’ advertised and wondered what it is?………….Well it is a block that only has a 3-4m frontage on the street. Often these blocks are as a result of subdividing a long block with the rear block then becoming the ‘Battleaxe block” – coloured red, as in this plan. In the … Continue reading Battleaxe Block
Up until recently we have never had floor drains. Now we have them in bathroom, laundry and the walk in shower. I’m quite impressed and would definitely specify them for another build. Having had one washing machine overflow in the past I think they are a great idea to give you added security against internal … Continue reading Floor Drains
