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What i meant was the quote based on the designs they had on their website? If so which one. My initial design had all these flaws you mentioned, but that was due to trying to maximise space while keeping within the 60sqm (ie the bedrooms opening to the living areas and kitchen and access to the...

Was this using one of their standard designs?

Gentlechief, so have you started building yet? Also who did you go through? (You can PM me the details if you dont want to post it publicly).

A month has nearly past since I made my last post about this. So im happy to post theres been quite a bit of progress. After numerous talks with the Architectural Draftsman (mainly due to me constantly changing my mind and having him redo drawings), we've finally got to the stage where the...

No I havent had a survey done.

Fair enough, I've rearranged the layout based on what you've said. Cant knock it out because the sunroom is the extension part of that house. Probably explains why its facing south instead of north. Anyways, Ive redone some diagrams, my concern is now the size of the backyard. In my initial...

Just wondering, by rotating the granny like that I would maximise light into the living areas, but what about the bedrooms? Wouldn't that result in the bedrooms getting very little sunlight? I remember visiting my neighbour who's apartment was facing south and it was quite cold during...

Here is a quick drawing of the existing house I just made. Rooms probably arent the exact dimensions, but it will give you an idea of what the house is like. Once the granny flat is built, the existing garage will be allocated to the granny flat. The existing house will NOT get any parking at...

The photo used in the above images was taken 14 Nov 2009. Here's a google map of it (no idea of what date this was taken, but probably closer to 3 years ago). Im assuming the google always has the north in the upward direction. The orientation is probably north east. This would essentially...

Yep. Maybe its the time of day the picture was taken? Im guessing it was taken in the afternoon? Im using http://www.nearmap.com/ instead of google maps.

Yes i can fence the secondary road side. There isnt a fence right now, but I have contacted council and they have confirmed it. The redlines are where I would most likely put a fence. The granny flat would not have a front fence, or if it does, it would be a typical 1m high white fence or...

More decisions Sorry for all these questions, but im hoping that if i get it right (or at least close to it), I can minimise my expenses going forward. Ive got two potential options and im unsure of which path to take. Each option has its pros and cons. Option #1 Demolish old carport - Extra...

Thanks for the clarification Brazen :) A question to all investment property folk. What is type of flooring is best suited to an investment property Im thinking tiles in the living areas with carpet in the bedrooms. From a maintenance perspective, tiled throughout would be nice, but...

Opinions on designs Got some good feedback on my proposed granny flat design last time, so im hoping for something similar. The key differences between the two designs are the position of the toilet and laundry. Type 2 allows the kitchen to be bigger but at the expense of having a toilet near...

If the existing house rents for $430 per week, and my agent reckons a 2bedder granny flat will rent between $300-$350, i would be cheering if i could get $500 per week, though realistically, im thinking $400 to $450 per week. Its an old garage, but i intend to take down all the existing fibro...

Sorry, the guy did tell me the right information, i just didnt post it clearly. If i joined the the granny to the garage and had it as one dwelling, it could only be a maximum of 60sqm. This would require DA approval. Alternatively I could join the granny flat to the garage and treat it as two...

No im still waiting. They were waiting on me to decide which way i wanted to go. Ive asked them for pricing on both.

Extra parking - You do not need to provide an additional parking space as its a granny flat. The garage will most likely require DA approval. The granny flat requires only a private certifier and takes about 10 days. A granny flat joined with a garage = one dwelling. Therefore the garage +...

When you refer to mains are you referring to Street (Telegraph pol) ----> House (Mains) Because if thats the case 1. The house has got 3 phase power already 2. I intend on putting on a new separate electricity meter for the granny flat (so that the prospective tenant can call...

hmmm interesting, never realised that. So wouldnt all new properties (eg knock down rebuilds) and extensions to existing properties face the same problem then? How do i check?