Councillor Charlie Lowles Still Batting For The Community for Granny Flat Law To Be Changed!

Back of Property with existing house

Whalan Granny Flat appears to be great but I wouldn't use this builder. It turned out to be a few errors that occurred and a few minor changes, which were obvious to others.

If you have been following us, you would have known that the Whalan Granny approved by the NSW Professional

Entrance  to grannyflat walkway is left inside of property

Builders Board, which we found out they don't hep the community they only help their own-kind "Builders". Then, we also found Blacktown City Council had 'No say' to this development application, no community consultant or feedback from a from NSW legislation passed in 2004.

Walk way to Grannyflat from back

Leftover windows and doors

This side of the front Grannyflat

Right side front of Grannyflat

Councillor Charlie Lowles from Ward 5 is still batting for the community in relation to continuing to change laws in Blacktown City Council and with his NSW State Government colleagues to alter the laws so granny flats cannot be built in the front of house property only! Good on you Charlie this makes sense!

So why I wouldn't use this builder for the following reasons:

See how the tap  is not aligned to the drain!

Check the the electrical cables near the fence boundary!

• $80,000 Cost - too much money to spend: 2 bedroom kitchen, dining room shared shower and laundry -
• tap front not lined up to front drain
• There was no side gate in front, it was all fenced off reaching the side of the house allowing outside access until a neighbor mentioned to the builder and organized gate side access. 
• Electrical wires going from granny flat property into the behind property, exposed into the ground. Health and safety issues: say a lawn mover goes over it, it could be an electrical shock, potential accident and potential death. The risks are high!
• Back walk way entry is from the neighbouring house from same property not from the street
• There is an over supply of incorrectly measured and unable to fit windows and security doors. I hope that this costs the builder a lot of money!

All the above was approved and allowed by the NSW Professional Building Board (except the cost). How professional are they?

I also believe that the rental return for the grannyflat will be  $270 per week and the house on same land block rental return is $300 per week.

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