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How To Find A Good Bushfire Consultant

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Do you live on Bushfire Prone Land in NSW? Are you planning to build a new house or a renovation to your existing home? There are some important requirements to make your dreams become a reality. One of them is to work with a good bushfire consultant.

A designer with experience in the design of homes on Bushfire Prone Land will already have a Bushfire Consultant whom they work with. Engaging your designer to coordinate with their preferred Bushfire Consultant on your behalf, will simplify and speed up the process.

Alternatively, the following information outlines the process to find a good Bushfire Consultant.

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Is a Timber Deck Possible for Homes on Bushfire Prone Land?

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Whether you are entertaining on a balmy night, or the outlook from your property to the bush is simply spectacular, a timber deck connects indoor living with the outdoor environment.

A home on Bushfire Prone Land is no exception. You can enhance your abode by adding a timber deck overlooking the backyard, pool, or the nearby bush.

With careful planning, specified materials and construction, a timber deck may be possible in certain circumstances.

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Approvals Required Before You Renovate in Bushfire Prone Areas

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Sydney, when viewed from above, is lined by spectacular harbour foreshore and bushland. These areas are considered Bushfire Prone Areas.

For safety reasons, authorities have a compliance plan for Councils, NSW fire authorities, builders and certifiers to follow.

If you are planning a home renovation, you will have to submit your plan to the authorities.

Therefore, you need to obtain approval to renovate in Bushfire Prone Areas.

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What You Must Know Before You Renovate on Bushfire Prone Land

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One of the biggest drawcards about living in Sydney’s northern suburbs is the natural beauty and living close to the bush. Unfortunately, with the wonderful lifestyle close to the bush comes the danger of living on bushfire prone land.

Managing bushfire risk is both a planning and emergency management challenge. Importantly there are specific construction standards that apply when you want to build a new home or renovate on Bushfire Prone Land.

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What To Do If Your Home Is In Danger Of Being Hit By Bushfire

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If your home is in a bushfire prone area, then you should already know to give special consideration to fire safety. Bushfires must be taken seriously as they can take away everything that belongs to you in one fell swoop.

Just recently, a bushfire that blazed in New South Wales, wreaked havoc across the small community of Uarbry. According to The Guardian, 12 out of its 19 homes were destroyed by the fire and it even claimed the historic Tongy Station which was worth around $20 million.

With that in mind, here are a set of strategies before, during and after bushfire.

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Securing Your Home From Bushfire Attacks

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bushfire safetyExperts estimated that around 1 million homes in Sydney suburbs are prone to bushfire, and according to a report by the NWS Rural Fire Service, almost 200,000 homes are located in areas that are highly vulnerable to bushfire attack.

While the prospect of bushfire present is serious matter, most properties in bushfire-prone areas do not have emergency plans and many residents fail to prepare their homes to a level that would increase the survivability of the structures as well as ensure their own safety.Read More

House Designs that Withstand Bushfires

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house design for bushfire safetyIt is better to be safe than sorry, especially if you live in bushfire-prone areas. Talking of safe, there is nothing safer than a having a house and, thus, the two components correlate. It is becoming imperative to create and live in houses averse to bushfires. The problem is that the materials and house design needed to ensure the same also make houses more expensive to buy.
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