thanks for all that published info brazen.
it
really is helpful and has been most timely for me.
really good stuff
i am currently looking (again) for a house in Hornsby shire (maybe Kur ring gai) that i can divide into two sections.........one for me and one for an adult son.
both of us to be totally independant but maybe sharing a laundry if needs be.
so far the only place i have seen that is truly a* natural* granny flat is a house that will now be out of my reach price wise i believe.
i will try an offer when my place here sells but i think i will be unable to afford it.
it is upstairs/downstairs with the downstairs being the right size for an approved granny flat .... with an already built kitchen and bathroom and seperate entrance under the one roof.
it slopes to the rear and was purpose built under the main house some many years ago. it is not approved as a granny flat right now however.
it is my first choice.......sigh
other places i am seeing will need to have some additions made .......kitchens at least and bathrooms maybe.
i had no idea til reading your info just now about the storm water arrangements.
one potential property slopes to the rear.
as does another.i dont have sewerage diagrams of them at this point as i am concentrating on the floor plans and locations right now..... without rushing off to see every property.....until i get closer to a sale myself.
one house has a lot of trees so i guess that is a real negative????
it would need only a kitchen added however
the most i am hoping to have to build with any of the places i have seen is a kitchen and maybe extra living space ........depending on the existing building.
i am concentrating on house plans that allow for a *natural* line within the building to work with in dividing and trying to keep maximal privacy for all within those confines
one house that is a possible is a standard house 1970s place with all the bedrooms upstairs.
it is a rare flat block.... and i would look at arranging the rooms upstairs to suitable living areas etc and adding in a kitchen.
downstairs i would arrange one living room into a bedroom for me.
to meet size requirements on the granny flat i might have to have one bedroom upstairs excluded from the granny flat but i dont wish personally to have to use stairs so would simply keep it as a guest room.
does that sound feasible?????
would an upstairs kitchen require a lot of work for fire proofing ??
i have had conversations over the last months with Hornsby council building inspectors and they have been helpful as far as they are able . i understood them to say that i didnt have to have fire walls.
is that right?
the long term plan is that at some point i would probably need nursing care and therefore would rent out a section of the house to pay for that and leave my son (and maybe his family) to have the rest to live in.
it is my attempt to assist him as he assists me and to help him get into a property market while i am alive.
the concept is fine with Centrelink and ATO etc etc
i just need to be able to find the right property and there is virtually none that we can afford that has land for a separate granny flat on it.
the area is subdivided to hell and back
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so we need to modify and add to an existing building i suspect
do you have any thoughts for me please??
many thanks