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Another excellent video. I always prefer the side-by-side design but your rationale for why a front/back can work in some instances was very informative.
Your channel is pure gold! Thanks for sharing so much useful information. I am super impressed with your generosity & humour in responding to the comments too. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I thought the front to back is only ideal if you have a corner lot. But for an inside lot, there will be lots of wasted space for the driveway.. I personally prefer the side by side. We were planning to build a side by side duplex for me & my brother. So a side by side was ideal for us so we have equal share of the property. But we decided to put the plans on hold first. Hopefully we can still push thru in the near future..
I always prefer a side by side where possible as well - but, it’s not always possible. Some councils don’t like the additional cross over etc. All the best with your project, it sounds exciting 🤙
Hi Matt - In some rare instances, you can, but commonly no, you will still have 2 crossovers (1 big one). In those rare instances, you will need to have common property in your driveway as both houses will need to use the drive to access the one crossover, usually pretty tricky to achieve and, as always, STCA. ✊
i have R3 zone property with 20 meter frontage . The council sewer running along the fence from the back to the front of property. When i built my garage i had to keep 1 meter from the side fence because of the sewer in case they needed access to it. Do you you think they would have much issue building from where my garage is now ? i'm considering a 4 bedroom duplex build. Also with lending should it be in personal or company name if i am selling them ? thanks for the video, love them, regards Chris
Firstly, to answer the building next to sewer query - definitely speak to a local town planner but you'll need to watch what part of the dwelling is near the easement so habitable room versus non-habitable room. Garages are usually OK as they are non-habitable. Generally speaking it would be in a company name but it is always case by case so make sure you consult your accountant :) Happy developing!
Great content mate, I'm from Melbourne myself too and a senior Architectural draftsperson, my brothers are both senior Estimators. Very soon we wish to do builds such as what you have shown in your videos someday. hopefully we could collaborate together mate :) Great inspiration to kick start, and makes furthering my learning of the industry much more enjoyable and engaging too Keep up the lessons mate much appreciated
@@peterkellyofficial will do thank you Peter :) Also may i ask if there are any recruiting happening in the office by any chance??? I really like the quality of work and projects the business get involved in Cheers
Hi If i found the land which meet al the criteria for side by side development, will council possible to reject my proposal,? and if they reject my proposal mean that I hav to hire the draftsman to do another drawing, thanks Johny.
Thanks Pete. Question - How do i find out the total building area/dwelling size including garage of one unit (of a side by side dual occ), as opposed to the land size when looking at a site? e.g. If i'm driving around looking at new builds and finding a townhouse design and size that feels good, how do i find its size outside to outside. Would i run a tape measure along front of unit, then along the side and multiply those numbers, or is there an easier way? Thanks for the gr8 vid.
You can use a portal like landchecker, they often have build size on them, but also they have some cool tools to help you measure from the aerial imagery. Good luck!
@@peterkellyofficial Thanks. So if i have a suburban 650 m2 block, e.g. appx. 15.2 front x 43m length for a dual occ build and council tell me i can have max. 50% site coverage, this means i have 325m2 space left to build 2 x dwellings correct? So - each dual occ building footprint can't be more than 160m2 each? am i understanding this correctly? If so, and i'm building 2 storey, would i calculate each dwelling build m2 rate x 160m2 for a two storey, or have i forgotten to account for further build costs for first floor? Apologies for long questions! Thanks.
@@TheBlueskyson Yes you are right in your thinking. Yes you will need to account for the build squares on the first floor. As a rule - your first floor will be close to 80% of your ground floor, that’s just a guide though and STCA 👍 Happy developing 😜💯
@@peterkellyofficial Great. So if i have a 160m2 space to build on, then first floor i'd allow for appx. 80% of 160m2 which = 128m2. So - total m2 of dwelling will then be 288m2? am i warm? Thanks again.
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Another excellent video. I always prefer the side-by-side design but your rationale for why a front/back can work in some instances was very informative.
That’s it Sujay, horses for course 🤙
never knew you needed body corp for shared driveway even if it's just a duplex! appreciate the knowledge mate your videos are golden! keep them up!
It’s my pleasure J 😎
Great videos.
Topic Suggestion : typical costs to move obstacles on the nature strip like power poles, pits, trees etc
Awesome suggestions Rad! The good news is we have a video already in the works on exactly this so keep your eyes peeled :)
Your channel is pure gold! Thanks for sharing so much useful information. I am super impressed with your generosity & humour in responding to the comments too. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's my please Vieve; I enjoy helping 😀
I thought the front to back is only ideal if you have a corner lot. But for an inside lot, there will be lots of wasted space for the driveway.. I personally prefer the side by side.
We were planning to build a side by side duplex for me & my brother. So a side by side was ideal for us so we have equal share of the property. But we decided to put the plans on hold first. Hopefully we can still push thru in the near future..
I always prefer a side by side where possible as well - but, it’s not always possible. Some councils don’t like the additional cross over etc. All the best with your project, it sounds exciting 🤙
Side by side could you have two single garages side by side in the middle to achieve the single crossover?
Hi Matt - In some rare instances, you can, but commonly no, you will still have 2 crossovers (1 big one). In those rare instances, you will need to have common property in your driveway as both houses will need to use the drive to access the one crossover, usually pretty tricky to achieve and, as always, STCA. ✊
Great info, keep it up! If you are able to share, what was the cost of moving the power pole you mentioned (03.00)? Thanks 👍🏼
From memory I think it was 36k - around there anyway :)
i have R3 zone property with 20 meter frontage . The council sewer running along the fence from the back to the front of property. When i built my garage i had to keep 1 meter from the side fence because of the sewer in case they needed access to it. Do you you think they would have much issue building from where my garage is now ? i'm considering a 4 bedroom duplex build. Also with lending should it be in personal or company name if i am selling them ? thanks for the video, love them, regards Chris
Firstly, to answer the building next to sewer query - definitely speak to a local town planner but you'll need to watch what part of the dwelling is near the easement so habitable room versus non-habitable room. Garages are usually OK as they are non-habitable.
Generally speaking it would be in a company name but it is always case by case so make sure you consult your accountant :) Happy developing!
Great content mate, I'm from Melbourne myself too and a senior Architectural draftsperson, my brothers are both senior Estimators.
Very soon we wish to do builds such as what you have shown in your videos someday.
hopefully we could collaborate together mate :)
Great inspiration to kick start, and makes furthering my learning of the industry much more enjoyable and engaging too
Keep up the lessons mate much appreciated
It’s my pleasure! And for sure, don’t hesitate to reach out when you guys are ready to rock and roll 👍
@@peterkellyofficial will do thank you Peter :)
Also may i ask if there are any recruiting happening in the office by any chance???
I really like the quality of work and projects the business get involved in
Cheers
@@MrBluedude33 No stress! And not at the moment but keep an eye on our LinkedIn and socials :)
@@peterkellyofficial will do mate and thank you very much for your prompt responses too :)
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Hi Peter
Dual occupancy means the block need to be subdividable ?
Correct :)
Hi Peter
Can't be 2 houses on one title ?
@@gamingbattle1464 could be but you couldn't sell them separately.
Hi
If i found the land which meet al the criteria for side by side development, will council possible to reject my proposal,? and if they reject my proposal mean that I hav to hire the draftsman to do another drawing,
thanks
Johny.
Josh we always recommend work with professionals it’s a high stakes game, slow is smooth - smooth is fast! 😎
Great vid!
Appreciated Rick 🙏
Thanks Pete. Question - How do i find out the total building area/dwelling size including garage of one unit (of a side by side dual occ), as opposed to the land size when looking at a site? e.g. If i'm driving around looking at new builds and finding a townhouse design and size that feels good, how do i find its size outside to outside. Would i run a tape measure along front of unit, then along the side and multiply those numbers, or is there an easier way? Thanks for the gr8 vid.
You can use a portal like landchecker, they often have build size on them, but also they have some cool tools to help you measure from the aerial imagery. Good luck!
@@peterkellyofficial Thanks. So if i have a suburban 650 m2 block, e.g. appx. 15.2 front x 43m length for a dual occ build and council tell me i can have max. 50% site coverage, this means i have 325m2 space left to build 2 x dwellings correct? So - each dual occ building footprint can't be more than 160m2 each? am i understanding this correctly? If so, and i'm building 2 storey, would i calculate each dwelling build m2 rate x 160m2 for a two storey, or have i forgotten to account for further build costs for first floor? Apologies for long questions! Thanks.
@@TheBlueskyson Yes you are right in your thinking. Yes you will need to account for the build squares on the first floor.
As a rule - your first floor will be close to 80% of your ground floor, that’s just a guide though and STCA 👍
Happy developing 😜💯
@@peterkellyofficial Great. So if i have a 160m2 space to build on, then first floor i'd allow for appx. 80% of 160m2 which = 128m2. So - total m2 of dwelling will then be 288m2? am i warm? Thanks again.
so i'd work off around 288m2 for build price per dual occ dwelling