Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 08, 2010 12:10 am Hi all, my land is on a small hill and falls away a metre or so toward the rear particularly on the left hand side. As there will be no house construction near the back corner it's no big deal and its a fairly standard site excavation for the house but I really want a flat backyard so I intend to fill the lower corner to raise it and partly level the higher corner of the rear yard to make it a really useable space. However, when I got to thinking about how to achieve this I started to realise there may be some complications such as: - the rear neighbouring property continues the same slope/fall of my rear yard, therefore my property is slightly higher naturally (1-2m or so) and once I partly raise and partly level the rear to the boundary it will create a drop off down to their block. - the fencing is meant to be installed by the developer within 8 weeks of me advising them of a completion date for my house, BUT if I havent raised and levelled my rear yard by then, I imagine they would just fence it on the natural angle/fall of the block which would then pose problems for raising the level later because some of the existing fence would be below the 'new' level. I have a few questions assuming others have 'been there done that'! : 1. How are these scenarios dealt with usually? it must be common 2. If I do raise and level the yard before the fences go up, will they be able to build the fence on this fill soil or are there problems with this? 3. Would I have to install a retaining wall behind my partly raised and partly levelled yard (that creates the drop off to the rear neighbour) or would it likely be ok without one? 4. Do I need council approval for filling and levelling my land? 5. Who is the best to talk to? Please Please some help or suggestions would be fantastic! thanks in advance Re: Fencing advice - after levelling and raising my block 3Aug 11, 2010 2:23 pm pictures are always good to show. I say why not try to add some soil down there now. I guess the fence result would depend on what type of soil you dumped and how deep the posts are drilled in that area. Re: Fencing advice - after levelling and raising my block 4Aug 11, 2010 5:17 pm Hi, I am by no means an expert but just what I would suggest based on what we are doing. We have similar issues but mostly with our side fences rather than the back fence. I guess the main question is about whether the rear neightbours have already built or is it a vacant block as they might be intending to cut away to level their block too in which case not much point you building a wall for where you have built up and then pulling it down to build another wall. 1) I would think that it is best to move the soil before the fences go up. 2) Not sure cos for us we actually cut into the block rather than filled it. 3) I would think you need to install a wall as you are the one altering the land levels so you would be responsible for ensuring it is retained appropriately (Just my understanding it might vary from state to state etc.) 4) I think it would vary from council to council. We need approval for anything over 1m. 5) We found our fence contractor was the best person to give us information as they tend to do more than just fencing anyway such as retaining and excavation, but as it seems in your case this is being done through through the developer you could maybe ask the developer if it is ok to contact whoever they are using. Re: Fencing advice - after levelling and raising my block 5Aug 11, 2010 7:01 pm Thankyou both very much, you have both been very helpful. I havent got access to the land yet but will level the land as soon as I can. I will also try and contact the developer's fencers for advice as I agree they are likely to deal with this often. Thanks again. Hi guys, I want to do some floor levelling before laying the planks and am considering doing it with self-levelling or yellow tongue PB board. I am wondering which one… 0 6538 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17585 Need to remove glass panel out of concrete without wrecking the glass to get the spa room in, any recommendations on how to do that. Thank you 0 39045 |