Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 26, 2011 7:39 am Our land got excavated on Friday and now we can see the physical actual of our plans and new ground level. Our block was relatively flat (max fall 40cm from back to front). The rear of our property was the highest point. To level the block they have cut from the back and filled to the front. We now have part of our back yard 30-35cm lower than it use to be. What this means is our back yard is now that muc lower than our side and rear neighbours so will need retaining wall and drainage plan added when we do our landscaping. I know it's a bit late now but what I don't understand is why our builder designed our plans to cut at the back rather than raising the grous level at the front. I know our house height wasn't a problem in relation to council regs. Could anyone shed some light to why they would cut into the back and cause the drainage prob for us instead of filling the front of our block for the ground level?? Re: Cut and fill levels - how are the determined??? 2Jun 26, 2011 8:42 am Have they gone for the cheapest option of leveling the site or is there a more scientific reason for their decision?? Re: Cut and fill levels - how are the determined??? 3Jun 26, 2011 8:52 am it is cheaper for them to move the dirt around rather than bring in fill. Also if you have fill then you need to have deeper foundations that go past the fill. Sound like though you have a bit of that anyway. We pretty much excavated our site to bedrock so the house wouldnt sit on fill and that meant, to get final levels it was easier for them to add some crusher dust in places. Building NBG Buckingham 46 on Property in rural Victoria my Building Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46837 Hi, have purchased a house with 2 single garage doors. The Centre pillar one side sits proud to the other. Can I change 2 doors into one. Please see picture. 0 6357 2 5503 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 18300 |