Reality Check

well you have about

43.5m of 150mm x 150mm = 0.52 m3
72 m of 100 x 50 = 0.36 m3
36m of 125 x 75 = 0.35 m3
360m of 100 x 25 = 0.9 m3
144m of 100 x 38 = 0.52 m3
160m of 150 x 50 = 1.2 m3
144m of 75 x 38 = 0.4 m3
144m of 125 x 50 = 0.55 m3

total = 4.8 cubic meters of sawn timber
recovery of 50-65% = 8 cube of logs

8 cube x $190/ log cube = $1520 (youd get it for $180/ cube being a forum member)


684m of 175mm x 25mm x 6mm wheatherboards = 4.56 m3
recovery of 40 - 50% = 9 cube of logs

9 cube x $190/ long cube = $1710 (youd get it for $180/ cube being a forum member)

total $3240

and if ya cant get 20 cube of logs at the gate for a coupla grand then theres sompthing rong. good mill logs are worth a maximum of $150/cube and thats only if tehy are top notch.

Being from NSW & a licenced builder if I build anything decribed in the previous post then I dont have to provide a licence or be a builder. It depends on the zoning of the land as to whether you can build any of those structures, your zoning could possibly be rural residential, so a farm / machinery shed is what I would be calling it, not habitable therefore no licence needed
regards inter

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Being from NSW & a licenced builder if I build anything decribed in the previous post then I dont have to provide a licence or be a builder. It depends on the zoning of the land as to whether you can build any of those structures, your zoning could possibly be rural residential, so a farm / machinery shed is what I would be calling it, not habitable therefore no licence needed
regards inter

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Definitely need a license for Funky's type of structure up here Inter :2tsup:

Cheers,

WILL

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Originally Posted by jackliveshere

Definitely need a license for Funky's type of structure up here Inter :2tsup:

Cheers,

WILL

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Dang:~

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Originally Posted by jackliveshere

Definitely need a license for Funky's type of structure up here Inter :2tsup:

Cheers,

WILL

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Why?
regards inter

cos its the law.

it used to be that if it had 3 or more walls it was considerd a habitable structure and you had to get buildign aproval and get a builder to build it.

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Why?
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That's right, it's the law. I don't make the laws so it doesn't matter why, but it is the way it is. If you are up for some light reading, check out the 638 pages of the Integrated Planning Act 97 here http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LE...tegPlanA97.pdf

Cheers,

WILL

Well today I talked to the consulting engineers who told me to talk to the architects who told me to make an appointment:rolleyes:

Just wait till you get to the bit where you go to the council/shire

Rang our local shire council on Tuesday to see a person in Planning that i had been told to "chat" to by the local polititian

chain of events from here
Ring shire about 9.10 am - can i see *** ***** - told she was in meeting but would be out at 11 am - can i make an appointment - dont need one - so i turn up at 10.50 - sorry you can only talk to the "duty" officer not the person you were told to talk too - Ok ( i need to get this through council) so i see her and leave 1 hour later from what i thought was a meaningful meeting - As i'm leaving she says you should make an appointment to see *** ****** - I didnt say anything but coincidently that was the person i wanted to see in the first place - How do i make an appoinment - she's out so ring later and ask for *** ***** - so home i go ring up later and she's still not in - can i make an appoinment - you dont need one - yes i do - then you need to talk to her - so can she ring me back as i am only home from work this week - Thursday morning 9.10 i get a call from her and an appoinment is made for 12 noon Friday -

In the meantime i ring a consultant on planning - yes i can help you - yes i am a councillor on that shiire - yes it is a conflict of interest but if it goes to council meeting i just exit chambers when the subjest comes up - i am not going through this process to not get the permit so would i be better off if you were in the room voting - yes possibly - should i get another consultant to do this - you might be better too but you should see *** ****** at the council first -

can hardly wait for the rest of this episode - it could be the resurecction of MONTY PYTHON.

Good luck Andrew but you could learn more from this episode than all the time you spent at school.

Cheers

Just read the QLD BSA site for builders licence requirements & a licence is required for all classes of buildings, there could be hope yet as there is talk of a national licence scheme which could level out the extreme licencing of QLD, to none required in TAS
regards inter

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Don't want to scare you off Funky, but you have no idea what you are in for throughout this whole process. Sorting out all the pre-liminary junk is the worst of it, that's for sure. There are many stupid rules and technicalities that need to be followed just to get approval. Hence why builders (and shed builders) exist as they take the hassle out the whole process and get it done. Good luck bloke!

Cheers,

WILL

The council's a pain, I think everyone knew that already:wink:
By the time I get it past council I'll probably have saved up the $10000 or so to pay for the thing:roll:

I'm booked in with the Building Designers on the 14th, I'll officially be starting the shed:D:D:D:D Well...sort of:wink:

Well I talked to the Building Designers today. They did up a few sketches and will email me a draft in a few weeks.

$990 for the plans

Andrew, this vacant workshop is currently unused (Batemans Bay area) no planning problems were needed when built and if any buracrat starts now I am sure he could be seen off.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...lbum/35w-3.jpg

Best of luck with your venture.