Hi All,

I thought the Building permit for my garage and guest accommodation (basically a big shed with a zincalume cladding) was all good to go but the surveyor has put conditions around the slab design which means it's back to the engineer. The surveyor is concerned that the building is too close to the sewer main which runs down the rear laneway and that the footings will need to go down further. I'm guessing that this will mean a mass concrete pour with the footings on top.

The building will be right on the rear boundary and the current fence is falling down so I'm stuck on what to do. I need a replacement fence, but don't really need (or have $ for) the planned building. I hate the idea of putting up a fence and then pulling down when the building does go up.

So I was thinking about a few alternatives:
- erecting a zincalume fence and trying to tie this into the building frame at a later stage - i don't think this would work as the fence posts would be disturbed by the subsequent digging for the building footing
- get the final footing and slab engineered and poured, then install a fence on this - i don't think it would be possible to attach a solid fence to the top of the concrete slab due to the wind, plus the slab would be exposed to the elements for potentially a couple of years
- get the engineer to design a strip footing and freestanding brick wall for the fence which would then be incorporated into the final building.

If i go with the 3rd option, would it be possible later on to pour a slab for the building and somehow tie to the strip footing?

Any other alternatives for erecting a freestanding fence which could be retained and incorporated into the finished building?

cheers
HJ


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