Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 22, 2015 5:40 am I am interested in a house it's an old timber cottage in good condition on stumps at about 1.8 metres. It has a driveway that goes sloping downwards under the house at the side of the drive way towards the end of the driveway slab under the house there is a drain under the house. At the back of the house there is also a drain on the sloping slab that slopes from the backyard under the house to access the (ex) laundry. The underside of the house wasn't damp and there is absolutely no evidence of every day water but I imagine what would happen when it rains is that rain would run down the driveway and also in from the back and that's what those drains are for. So that's not much of a problem given that the house is off the ground however if I wanted to raise it up to legal height and build under what are the issues associated with that? There would be no intention for the water to go underneath at that stage if there were bedrooms underneath. You would need to keep the water out from under the house. I imagine it would be fairly expensive to be shifting drains any experience or advice? does this write the place off as being feasible to lift and build under? I don't know how to upload a photo sorry Re: ground under house lower than Street 2Jun 22, 2015 8:53 am As long as you can connect new drains to a stormwater line that drains away from the property you would be OK whether that is to the street or a stormwater easement through neighbouring properties wouldn't matter. Draining them to a simple absorption trench or a rubble pit would not suffice in a big pour. Quote: I don't know how to upload a photo sorry 1) Upload your photos to an image hosting site like Photobucket. 2) Click on your photo that you want to post here. 3) Locate the IMG tag under "Share Links" on the right hand side of the photo. 4) Click on that IMG code line and copy it. 5) Paste that into your post here then hit the submit button. Stewie Re: ground under house lower than Street 4Jun 23, 2015 9:19 am Most of the councils in our area require water from any roofed area to be drained to the street or a stormwater easement. Others require it from any hard surface as well meaning driveways etc. You need to take some photos and a rough plan and ask your council what exactly they require. Stewie I am looking to design an entry door to a lower ground basement that has 2200mm between the external entry height to FFL of the ground floor. This door will provide an… 0 11369 Hi there, We’ve recently had plans approved to add a 1st storey addition to our existing house for a growing family in Sydney. With the current cost of building… 0 4296 Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). The gate would be between the bush on the left and the letter box on… 0 2778 |