Before design money
Feasibility & site assessment
A rebuild decision rests on the land, not the house. Feasibility work reads the block the way an assessing certifier eventually will: zoning, overlays, easements, slope, soil and street context all shape what can be approved and what it will take to build.
Scope
What this covers
Review of zoning, planning overlays and any heritage, flood or bushfire mapping that touches the lot
Geotechnical investigation and site classification of the soil, which later drives footing design
Identification of easements, sewer mains, stormwater lines and protected trees that constrain the building envelope
Survey review covering boundaries, contours and driveway gradients
A plain-language read on whether the block suits a complying development pathway or points toward a council DA
Timing
When it's needed
Feasibility belongs before contracts, before design fees and ideally before purchase if you are buying to rebuild. Discovering a sewer main under the proposed footprint after drawings exist is an expensive way to learn the block's constraints.
Never enter a demolition site or a partially demolished structure, and never disturb materials you suspect contain asbestos, assessment and removal belong to appropriately licensed contractors. Keep children and pets clear of site fencing, and report damaged hoarding or exposed hazards to the site contact immediately.
Quote variables
What shapes the scope
Slope, retaining needs and machine access from the street
Soil reactivity and fill history, which alter footing engineering
Easements or infrastructure crossing the lot and any build-over consents they trigger
Corner, battleaxe or irregular lots that change setback arithmetic
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Rebuild stages
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