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What is Building Extension

With the ongoing and rising value of buying a new house, most people nowadays have learned to take the option of making extension for their property. This helps in increasing the future value of your own house and creating a better space for you and for your growing family. This is also beneficial for families who are having a hard time to sell their first home because of its great sentimental value.

However, just like buying a new house, making extension for your home is also a big risk which needs greater planning and preparation. There would be allot of factors which you should take into consideration before finally choosing creating extension for your house.

Budgeting

Planning for a house extension also means preparing a budget for a great cause. Extension expenses can also be overwhelming for those who doesn’t really prepare well for this. Incorrect budget estimation and unprepared action can greatly affect the ongoing work or construction of your building or house extension. It is important to be realistic on your budget and make proper assessment and evaluation of your possible expenses.

The Design

Since there are already existing feature and design in your current house, it is important to consider that the extension would match up the old design to create an image of continuity for your house otherwise is would look terribly odd and unpleasing to the eyes. In some cases, the owner chooses to make replacement of some prominent features such as windows and doors to the old building for this to match up with the current design that they intend to have.

Space Availability

Making an extension is a great option for houses which has huge space availability. Like creating a new house it should also take consideration of the location and landscape.

Extension Permit

Any building construction, even making house extension requires permit before anything gets done or put into place. This serves as an assurance in the community and in the neighbourhood that the work complies with the law of the land and that the construction would not bring hazard to the environment. It should also serve as declaration of how land is used.

Planning Process

Planning process requires an approval from the council of your proposed construction plan after you submit the planning proposal to them. It could take few weeks to get the review based also on the authorization or agreement of the community or the neighbourhood. Not all permits are being granted. There are times when you have to make certain adjustments based on the recommendations or issues raised by the council. Compliance is very important to assure that you will be able to proceed and complete your dream building or house extension.

It is easy for anyone to make or create our own ideas of our structural design, however it is still a tedious process to put our dreams into reality without the help professional people who really knows how to do the job well. It is always better to seek help from the right people. For more information on this building permit and drafting services you can visit the one stop shop of http://www.letac.com.au/ or call 03 9720 2471.