A previous post talked about restrictions placed on block by covenants So you have found the perfect block. . . but it has a covenant restricting the amount of buildings to 50% and your dream plan will occupy more? Removal of covenants can be tricky and it may be best to talk with a lawyer … Continue reading Covenant Removal
Accessible design is making a house suitable to be lived in or visited by a disabled person. If you don’t think this is important remember that one in five Australians has a disability. So for instance: You might be fine now but what if you or a family member has an accident? How will you … Continue reading Accessible Design
Guest Post by Albin Davis ‘Land surveying’ has been a critical activity for centuries all over the world, owing to its multiple benefits. Whether it’s a small piece of land that needs to be resold or a large parcel of land that has title issues, a land survey can help to meet various requirements and … Continue reading How Can a Construction Surveyor Help You in Abiding by the Law?
Don’t think because you buy a block you can do what you like on it! There are often restrictive covenants on land. . . . .That is “an agreement between land owners which may restrict how land may be used and developed“. Who Is Involved? The two parties to a covenant are: The party that … Continue reading Restrictive Covenants
Unless you have enough money to pay someone to do the gardening I would recommend that you think about buying a wheel barrow. You will have top soil, compost and plants to move. You might even be moving concrete if you want to build some paths. Its certainly worth spending a bit of money and … Continue reading Wheelbarrows
Guest Post by Asad Shoaib Green roofing brings excessive benefits for your buildings and homes. As it is completely covered by plants and vegetables, it becomes an extremely eco-friendly and energy efficient option. As everything comes with both merits and demerits, there are also a few negative things attached with green roofing system. Here are … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Green Roofing
Easements are generally shown on title drawings; For example the sewer easements E-1 and E-2 shown at the rear of these blocks. These easements are created when the land is subdivided. However if you are buying an old block of land you may discover that even though there is no formal easement on the title … Continue reading Prescribed Easements
When you visit a Builders Display you will probably be given a price list which quotes the ‘Basic Price’ for the house you are looking at. Don’t be fooled!………the features you see in the Display Home will add much more to the cost. The following table provides examples of the cost of upgrades included in … Continue reading Can You Afford the Display Home?
With all the publicity about rising gas prices the gas networks must be feeling the heat. (AAAARGH what a shocking ‘Dad’ Joke) Why else would I find an article on my Facebook feed entitled ‘Three Reasons Why Natural Gas Is Better Than Electricity’ Like a lot of advertising there is a fair bit of Bull Dust around so … Continue reading Three Reasons Why Natural Gas Isn’t Better Than Electricity
Guest post by Hubert Dwight Green walls, known by a variety of names, including living walls, eco walls, vertical gardens or bio walls, are one of the biggest design trends of our era. Originally developed in 1938, green walls were then known as “vegetative bearing architectonic structure and systems”. . . . A bit of a mouthfull and … Continue reading What are Green Walls? and Why are they so Spectacular?
