It's all gone!!!

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Yes!!  All the demolition work was completed today and all the debris has now been removed from site and carted-off to the various recycling and waste depots.

In accordance with Holroyd City Council's requirements, the Demolition Company has obtained the various receipts from all the weighbridges for the disposal of our recycled and waste building materials.  Those receipts will confirm that the Demolition has been completed in full compliance with the Council's environmental requirements.  We will need to give copies of those weighbridge receipts to Council when their inspector comes to complete Council's onsite Post Demolition Inspection (hopefully, next week).

The Demolition Company will now issue their Clearance Certificate, which we will need to give McDonald Jones Homes, so that they can now put us on their Construction List ASAP.  

We sincerely thank Aris and the team at ANA Demolitions.  They have done a wonderful job with demolishing our home and preparing the land for readiness for the builder.

Here's some photos of our property which has now been cleared and is ready for the construction work for our new home.  This is how I envisaged our home when I first brought it 12 years ago.  I've been waiting 12 years to see this!  It's amazing how big the block of land looks without that crappy old home on it.  The land is just a fraction under 50 metres deep and is a narrow 12 metres wide (594m²).  We'll still have a very decent-sized backyard area which will be turfed and simply landscaped with plenty of shrubs and trees for privacy.

Long ago, the previous owners of the property erected a small, free-standing studio, at the very rear of the property.  We previously used it just as a spare bedroom for guests or a 'chill-out' space.  It is large enough to hold a double or queen-sized bed and has built-in wardrobes and cupboards.  It used to have an electricity supply from the power board on the main house, but it has no plumbing.  We're going to keep that free-standing studio for additional storage space and a 'chill-out' area.  We'll do-it-up after we've moved into the new home later this year.