Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 14, 2018 9:12 am Hi All, I'm here to gather some thoughts around the current issue with my land. My intention is to first check if this is a council issue and ways I can fix this issue permanently. Problem - found a crack on my land (Melbourne, Victoria) Picture here - https://i.imgur.com/FjQRtbk.jpg 1. Orange Line - My land boundary 2. Red Line - Visible soil crack 1 cm in diameter. Some sections I can poke 2 foot deep with a small stick. 3. Yellow - Flood plains when the creek overflows. This happens less than 10 times a year. The sections in yellow are most of the time damp and with the trees just outside my fence, I reckon the erosion is "pulling" my land out. Hence the crack. I do not have bit trees along my fence, just shrubs, I'm now considering planting some medium height trees to hold the ground. There land outside the boundary is council land, there's a bike/running path along. Question: 1. Can the council do anything to mitigate the problem? Is this even their problem? Or is this a Melbourne Water issues? 2. That trees can I use, those with moderate height and good rooting system. I need one that is not too intrusive to the fence next door. Something 3-5 meters max (or shorter) 3. Any other advice? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Garden Soil Crack 2Mar 16, 2018 8:31 am My first though is this is an issue where the whole section of your garden could fail and slip into the stream. As any failure is going to damage the track and possibly cause flooding I would be talking to the whoever own the land either side of the stream. Planting trees on the top of the embankment is likely to make the situation worse not better. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Garden Soil Crack 3Mar 16, 2018 8:33 pm Did you say 1cm wide ? or did you mean to say wider than that. You normal would expect larger cracks than that just from normal seasonal variations let alone the extremes in climate we have experienced in the last 20 years especially if you are on reactive clays. Cracks are common in soil along the back of properties as this is where the easement is and the backfilled soil will settle over time creating cracks.Trees drying can make the cracking worse. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Can you post photos of the cracks along side a measuring tape Most likely poor foam installation and render installation, Joint covered with render, foam could be sitting on flashing. Do you have any render at house 4 9317 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13103 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37150 |