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We can build decks, pergolas, fences and additions for Wandana Heights’ family homes next to Highton. Most addresses are under a view-sharing rule, so we check the height before anything is drawn.
Wandana Heights is a hillside suburb between Highton, Waurn Ponds and Ceres, mostly subdivided from the mid-1990s, with the Wandana estate added from 2017.
Nearly two-thirds of homes here have four or more bedrooms, and the typical block is about 755 square metres. Decks that take the view, pergolas, side gates and storage are the usual list. We have done more than 40 jobs next door in Highton and 13 in Waurn Ponds.
A view-sharing overlay covers about 77% of addresses and needs a permit only to build or extend a dwelling more than 7.5 metres above natural ground. Council encourages split-level and stepped designs on the slope. On five lots on Wandana Drive, a separate overlay sets lower heights and a 12 metre front setback.
Villawood’s Wandana estate of 195 lots on Barrabool Road and Cityview Drive came to market in 2017, and nearly all its addresses were created by 2020, so those homes are now ready for decks and outdoor rooms. About 100 addresses in the Kardinia Creek catchment are in a flood overlay, and 37 addresses, on Wandana Drive, Three Springs Road and a few nearby streets, are mapped as bushfire prone.
Looking after the hall or a club building at Tim Hill Reserve? That side of our work is on our commercial carpentry page.
What Wandana Heights’ hillside family homes need most.
Decks that take the view, on sloping blocks.
Shade over the deck or alfresco.
Additions designed around the 7.5 metre rule.
Side fences and gates, with the flood overlay checked.
Side and driveway gates that hang straight.
Older decks from the 1990s homes.
Doors that stick as a house settles on the slope.
A call or a message. Photos of the slope and the view help.
View-sharing height, flood mapping and the fall of the block.
Itemised and free, with any permit step set out.
The same crew start to finish.
Michael worked with our budget and we were so impressed by their diligence and workmanship. They did not cut corners but went the extra mile. So impressed we engaged them again at another property.
Beyond our expectations, and it was great to work with people who could turn our ideas into something better than we imagined. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.
Prompt, great communication and a terrific job. Have used JF Maintenance for lots of work over the years and would recommend.
Wandana Heights was first subdivided for housing in 1965; the name, given by a promoter, is thought to mean to see far away. Most of the suburb was subdivided in the mid-1990s, and the Geelong Ring Road works came through in 2008.
The 2021 census counted 2,195 residents with a median age of 41, nearly all in separate houses. Big homes on sloping, view-facing blocks are why the work here is decks, additions and careful design.
Highton • Waurn Ponds • Ceres • Geelong
Wandana Heights borders Highton, Waurn Ponds and Ceres.
Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with what the rules allow and a free estimate.