Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Driveway Non Compliant - Help... 21Feb 13, 2015 9:04 am Driveways higher than the road are relatively easy to deal with at the time plans are being prepared. Low side blocks are the real challenge as water always goes down hill and unless a low side driveway is very carefully planned, flooding of the garage and house can occur. The footpath crossover must be higher than the curb to discourage storm water from the street funnelling down the drive. The driveway should have crossfall away from the house. In addition there needs to be a drain near the bottom of the drive and lastly a step up into the garage (high enough to deflect water running down the drive and low enough for a car wheel to roll over). This usually means that for low side blocks the garage floor may be higher than the house. I have 2 low side houses on steep blocks (1 in 6 and 1 in 4 ). In both cases the garage/carports are separated from the house and are not under the main house roof. This arrangement largely overcomes the risk of flooding of the house from stormwater coming down the driveway. On the very steep block the drive starts in one corner and runs diagonally across the block at about 30deg to the street. This reduces the slope of the drive significantly. The carport entrance is 90 deg to the street not facing the street. This arrangement is quite common in my area. I reverse my car into the garage so when I drive out (forwards) I have a clear view of the street and footpath. (If I tried to reverse out, the back of the car would be higher and obstruct my view of the street) The driveway surface needs to be slip resistant when wet. i.e. broom finish Re: Driveway Non Compliant - Help... 22Mar 02, 2015 3:22 pm I'd be getting the builder to sort out the mess they caused, drop the drive to within driveway gradient levels, increase height of garage door to stop the house looking unbalanced and provide certification. Anything else will effect you financially at some point in the future, whether that is property value or choice of car due to steep incline. Regulations regarding driveway gradient are stricter than they used to be which is why you'll see older homes with ski jumps for driveways. Re: Driveway Non Compliant - Help... 23Mar 04, 2015 10:30 pm SiddoInOz I'd be getting the builder to sort out the mess they caused, drop the drive to within driveway gradient levels, increase height of garage door to stop the house looking unbalanced and provide certification. Anything else will effect you financially at some point in the future, whether that is property value or choice of car due to steep incline. Regulations regarding driveway gradient are stricter than they used to be which is why you'll see older homes with ski jumps for driveways. Yep… i think you are spot on…. Thanks…. From a pure legal perspective, if you've signed the variation, it is a very high bar to have it set aside. No-one can give you legal advice on a forum, but you would need… 3 4347 Thanks. There are plenty of builders around my suburb. I'll make sure to do some door-to-door knocking, or note their building details on the temp fence. 4 2620 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Long story short, a toilet room is going to back onto our main bedroom and I want to make it close to soundproof. Im going to build two frames (pretty much a room within a… 0 2132 |