Knocking down an ageing home and rebuilding on the block you already own. These guides cover what a knockdown rebuild involves, how to weigh it against renovating and which south-east Melbourne blocks make good candidates.
When excavation or new footings could damage the house next door, Victoria's Building Act sets out a notice process between neighbours. Here is how it runs.
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The old house hides the ground you are about to build on. On a slope that matters more, because the soil, the old fill and the fall all decide the new footings.
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Not every block in the south-east corridor suits a knockdown rebuild. Which Berwick, Officer, Clyde North and Pakenham blocks do, and why.
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Renovate the house you have or start again? An honest framework for deciding, and the signs that tell you which one your block is asking for.
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The demolition, disconnections and permits that come before a knockdown rebuild, in the order they actually happen and why the sequence matters.
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