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We paid for it all ourselves, since the existing fences, although old, were not in disrepair. The dividing fences act does not really cover replacing existing fences for cosmetic reasons. There was one neighbour who did not have an existing fence, from whom we could have asked for half the...

Another belated update... The subdivided titles were registered around three weeks ago. We had a bit of a mad rush sorting through various accumulated stuff/junk stored on some of the other lots and last week we settled on the first four lots and repaid the loan in full for the construction...

I lodged the Survey Plan with council this afternoon. We plan to hold off lodging it with the Title's Office until July 1 to help avoid a large land tax bill. The end is in sight!

On Maintenance We had the council On Maintenance Meeting yesterday and today I received the acceptance letter that the civil work are now on maintenance. Council will hold a bond equal to 5% of the cost of works and we are responsible for correcting any maintenance issues or defects for the...

It is finished! We got the asphalt down this morning, so that means that civil works are now practically complete. All that's left to do now is get the surveyors to peg the lots out and then gather together all the documentation for council to sign off on it. Sorry for the thread neglect. I...

Overhead power works complete How many electricity contractors does it take to change a power pole? A lot, apparently! We got the power pole in the middle of the footpath removed and two new poles installed. The contractors doing the underground power works are still going. They hit a...

More photos Duplicated Telstra conduits. Power pole to be moved and small section of footpath to be completed. Pad-mount transformer base:

Nearing the end! Not much more to do now. The footpath is finished, apart from a small section around a power pole that will be relocated, and some extra concrete council have required us to put around existing Telstra pits. The old driveways have been removed and the kerb reinstated. The only...

All the partial water services to vacant lots were finished on Friday, and the water meter to the relocated house was relocated to be within the new lot. Today, they removed the existing kerb crossover and started boxing up for the concrete footpath. They have also started installing steel...

Another day ... ... another burst water main ... ... and another disused telephone cable discovered.

The market is still slow, although I have been getting a trickle of enquiries again lately. Across one road is a subdivision of an old high school reserve that a bit over 5 years old. The houses on the other roads are 50s or 70/80s vintage. The area is quite central and well-established.

Picture Update Laying of new "NBN-standard" conduit. Old Telstra conduit on left. It was moved over into the same trench as the new conduit. The existing conduits snaked all over the place, leaving no room to lay a parallel conduit. Electrical conduits: Well, well, well, what have...

The case of the mysterious cable We were ready yesterday to start trenching for the new "NBN-standard" conduits that are going in parallel to the existing Telstra infrastructure. We'd done dial before you dig and had the cables located. First thing in the morning, the second scoop out of the...

Quote for replacing Telstra pits I was talking about contingencies in my last post. The quote I received today for replacement of four Telstra pits to adjust their height to the level of our concrete footpath we are putting in is yet another example of the need for contingencies. The quote from...

I hope my threads help you in some way in your venture, should it materialise. We had quite a wet weekend, although not as intensely heavy as last week. Even so, it was enough to cause a bit more erosion above the stormwater pipe where there is no grass cover yet. I have arranged for a quote...

Project Managing There hasn't been much work happening on the ground the past couple of days, but I've had to do a bit of project management, liaising between Telstra, their sub-contractor and the electrical sub-contractor to help make way for works to continue. The wash up of it all is that we...

Wet Weather We had a bit of rain to give the interallotment stormwater drainage a good testing. The turf planted for sediment control was no match for the volume of water in the deluge. The road base is now all complete. We are waiting for the Telstra contractor to install...

Not much new to report. Progress on the road widening continues, as is cosmetic surface levelling of the blocks. To add interest to this post, I present a B-double doing gymnastics!

Road widening A bit of a set back this morning after our contractors were told by council we hadn't paid them for tapping into the water main for the partial water services to each new lot. I went in to council to pay, but was incorrectly told I would have to first apply for a quote and the...

Update Our contractors are back on site this week and they say they'll now stay until completion. Let's hope so. On the weekend, we lifted turf from our yard and laid it in our neighbour's yard that we churned up putting our sewer in. It was a lot bigger job than I thought it would be and my...