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I'm just looking at my old post and realised that I haven't provided an update on what happened in the end. It's a happy story. We ended-up levelling the driveway and incurred an additional cost of $2,900, but it's a small cost in the whole scheme of things. Total cost for the conversion was...

just when you think all was good.... a bit of setback unfortunately with the final OC, as inspector found that driveway is sloping towards GF :( so my options were either to chip down part of the driveway (cheaper) or to raise the floor level of the whole place (expensive). naturally i go...

Westminster - thanks :) the PM will be showing the place today and tomorrow, hope we could secure a suitable tenant for the gf soon. we're lucky with the main house and found tenants after the first week of advertising, hope we could replicate the luck today/tomorrow. neK - the PM estimated...

It's done! there were several delays, but the granny flat is finally completed. the final inspection is underway, and fingers crossed oc will be issued tomorrow or the day after. please see attached some pics. as mentioned in prev post, the through planters are there to give the place a...

Hi Shahin - the land is 2100sqm+ in 2 titles. someone from SS helped me with feasibility study. he had a chat with council and confirmed about possibility of having 3 duplexes there, but unfortunately wasn't able to complete the study because of other commitments. i have some prelim numbers...

thanks for your kind words, Twodogs. yes, i'm lucky to know and get referred to some good trusted tradies. i don't think i'd dare or be able to do anything remotely otherwise.

westminster & twodogs - thanks! :) twodogs - re. planning, it's proven a bit of challenge being located so far away. i've done few reno projects before for larger build in nsw regional from sydney, but find that doing it from farther away needs a bit more time buffer and adjusted...

thanks Shahin! :) funny you mentioned development, we're actually thinking about possible development for our land in Orange. we're looking subdividing and building at the other side of the land when our IP there burned down! initial enquiry from planner indicated that we could possibly...

And more pics.... It's really getting there....

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For some reasons I couldn't upload more than a pic into a post, so uploading them separately.

Some piccies. Received an update from Blue Gum yesterday, the GF is on track. The bathroom window is sealed now and wall lined, so that side of the wall should be ready for fireproofing soon. The rolling door is also down now and change is underway for door and window to be installed in its...

Thanks! :) Yes, that's the one I was thinking too, something like attached pic.

Hi Westminster, I only have the before photo so far, being living so far from the site. Would try to get some pics from the builder as project progresses. The red door garage is where the granny flat will be. Rolling door will be replaced by a wall with a door and a window. And a fire-rated...

Another update.... As of last week, the GF build is in progress, and should be completed in the next 3-7 weeks (yay!).

A quick update on the GF.... Unfortunately there has been some delay. Current tenants refused to sign a new lease for house only, as they needed the current garage for storage. We proposed getting a shed erected at the main house backyard to be used as an alternative storage area, but they...

Hiya all, Just an update on the GF: it's finally approved today! :D Current tenant is on an expired lease, so my PM will be talking to them signing a new lease only for the main house. Hope we could get the GF back soon and start work. Meanwhile I will need to decide on the builder to use...

Thank you very much, neK and Westminster for all your suggestion. Much appreciated. After much thinking and many emails back and forth with Serge, I decided to go with a 1-bedroom granny flat as attached. Reasons are mainly to minimise complexity on work done & cost/rent potential. Also I...

Hi neK,‬ The fence is already there. It looks quite straight forward to move it back, but I'd guess some landscaping will need to be done afterwards. Currently the yard next to GF is paved, while on the other side is turf. I just sent Serge a couple of drawings (attached). His current...

Hi Marg, neK, Daniel and Westminster, Many thanks for all the feedback. There are really good suggestions there - and neK, I really like the layout you provided. There's another twist, found out yesterday from Serge that there is a requirements for the PPOS (personal private open space)...