So anybody relocated a house?
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@taniwharugby If she'd known who he was she would have factored in the basement
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@Snowy said in So anybody relocated a house?:
@taniwharugby said in So anybody relocated a house?:
rebuild costs for homes (that include demolition, professional fees etc) are currently >$3,000 per SQM,
Yep. I was looking at that, plus a bit, for my new build. The relocatable is looking like just over $1,000 plus reno/ decore stuff but I have that covered (cheaply) with the shop, and I get a home that has some history that suits the land. Being "used" means that I won't freak out when I spill red wine or the dog is skidding around the floor. I actually needed a farm house but didn't realise it.
Insurance is an interesting one as it isn't just the house that you need to cover. A building that burns down is one thing, a landslide with a house on top is another. Actuaries have a tough job.
Mmm. Yes. "Red Wine" stain. Riiiight
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@Snowy any update on your relocation
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@R-L Busy. Earthworks start next week, retaining wall after that. Plans all with council for building consent. Already have resource consent. Wastewater and drainage need building consent so can't do much more there.
Probably juggling balls rather than shuffling cards but you and Kev are on on to it.
I'm just focussing on having a platform and foundation for it at the moment.
Anyone used geothermal or ground sourced heat pumps? I need to source the correct polyethylene pipe in NZ before the digger arrives so that we can bury them at the same time.
Anyone got a natural pool? Reed filtered, no chemicals no salt. Looks great but I'm experimenting a bit with that one I think.
All good fun, with a bit of stress thrown in.
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@Snowy said in So anybody relocated a house?:
@R-L Busy. Earthworks start next week, retaining wall after that. Plans all with council for building consent. Already have resource consent. Wastewater and drainage need building consent so can't do much more there.
Probably juggling balls rather than shuffling cards but you and Kev are on on to it.
I'm just focussing on having a platform and foundation for it at the moment.
Anyone used geothermal or ground sourced heat pumps? I need to source the correct polyethylene pipe in NZ before the digger arrives so that we can bury them at the same time.
Anyone got a natural pool? Reed filtered, no chemicals no salt. Looks great but I'm experimenting a bit with that one I think.
All good fun, with a bit of stress thrown in.
So you’ll be needing your doors soon then...
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Doing it Tongan style like this one will cost a fair few boxes of beers! Even some steeplechase fences in the way to make it more challenging.
214K views · 1.8K reactions | Now this is how you move a house Tongan...
Now this is how you move a house Tongan style 😂😂😂🇹🇴🇹🇴
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There was a house moved on to a section down the road from us. It was amazing they could get a house up there - it was up a small sloping private road/driveway onto a sloping site and right off a pretty main road. We saw the house on the truck and my mind just boggles as to how they got it into position. It was only single story but they jacked it up enough to frame out underneath for anther floor.
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@paekakboyz said in So anybody relocated a house?:
There was a house moved on to a section down the road from us. It was amazing they could get a house up there - it was up a small sloping private road/driveway onto a sloping site and right off a pretty main road. We saw the house on the truck and my mind just boggles as to how they got it into position. It was only single story but they jacked it up enough to frame out underneath for anther floor.
Or cellar?
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O.K. so an update and I need some advice.
Firstly the advice - how do you make a room not a bedroom? I'm serious.
Anyone that has done any building or dealt with council a lot know how to do this? Not having a bed I thought would suffice, but not according to the council. We have two studies and a "library / TV room" that is apparently turning the house into 6 bedrooms not 3. I suggested that the toilets were also rooms so why not call it 8 bedrooms (ignored the cellar).The reason all of that is important is we have a natural (wormerator) wastewater system and we need a much bigger dispersal field for more "bedrooms". I want it all to be gravity fed and this would be problematic with a 18 bedroom house.
Strangely enough you guys talking about doors and @Virgil may be the answer - if a room doesn't have a door it isn't a bedroom? Is that correct? I'm talking council and building regs.
Anyway as for the house:
It has been removed from original site and is now on a yard waiting to be bought up. Council have not trimmed trees as promised yet to get it up here but we can't get it up here yet anyway as we have had to jump through so many hoops to get the natural pool, fireplace, vergola, etc, etc, etc, spec into the plans.I feel like I should call council in the morning and ask if I am allowed bacon and eggs for breakfast but i know that they would just reply "what sort of bacon and is it certified" or "where did you get the eggs, are you licensed to have chickens?"
Advice on "bedrooms" that aren't, would be welcome.
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@snowy interesting question, and can certainly see what you are getting at.
Guess my only comment here would be, going forward (well forward to a resale point) would it be wise to 'under-bedroom' the house?
Been a long time since I worked at the council, but dont recall coming across this issue before, plus these are typically dealt with by the engineers who do the recommendation for the type of system you use, size etc based on the 'max occupancy'
Appreciate you only need one for 2 people (assume the cellar has it's own, unconsented one) but from the Council side they are looking further down the track if you sell, potentially there could be 6+ people living there and the current system woudlnt cope.
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@taniwharugby Yeah, aware of the "when you sell" bit. But the living room could sleep 20 guests no problem and that is completely legal, so it all becomes ludicrous. The number of rooms in a house does not define the number of occupants.
We also aren't talking about a septic tank wastewater system from years ago where shit ended up on the neighbour's lawn if too many of the family stayed for Christmas.
I have just spoken to the architect and we will have to remove some walls.
Apparently nobody can sleep in a big room...FFS
