Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Soil level againt house - do i need to fix? 6Feb 01, 2012 9:35 am I also think you need to fix it. The weep holes are there for a reason. A landscaper is probably the right person to ask about fixing it, drainage is one of the main issues they deal with. From memory, my certificate of occupancy says that exposed soil (not under any kind of roof) should be 150mm below the weep holes, which is 2 courses of bricks. Exposed paving should be 75mm under (1 course of bricks) and paving under a roof should be 50mm under. It depends on where your rain comes from too - ours comes from the southwest, so it's the south and west walls that we have to be most careful with. The north and east walls never get direct rain. Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17525 Hey guys, what’s everyone opinion on James Hardie linea direct fix to frame? Would this be the most common method and anybody ever had any problems down the track? 0 5142 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair If the railhead is so poorly fixed it is also likely that the railhead is also non compliant, what about overflows and sealing railhead to the gutters?. 3 5968 |