Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 04, 2019 4:58 pm Hi All, I am building in Craigieburn ,Victoria and my block is sloped .The house is now at pre plaster stage.I recently noticed that my house is below the street level and the garage is same level as street.I was not informed about such thing through out this process and I was hoping my house will be built like any other houses around my house.However today I found that the builder has included a retaining wall in the plan which I signed and that was the only indication regarding the position of house .But unfortunately we are not engineering experts and the builder didnt discuss with us about such a extra-ordinary arrangement with us prior to construction. I feel like I donot want this sunken house and I am really heart broken..😢Could anyone please advice me regarding my options now,thank you.. Below street level house 2Aug 04, 2019 6:23 pm Mashee Hi All, I am building in Craigieburn ,Victoria and my block is sloped .The house is now at pre plaster stage.I recently noticed that my house is below the street level and the garage is same level as street.I was not informed about such thing through out this process and I was hoping my house will be built like any other houses around my house.However today I found that the builder has included a retaining wall in the plan which I signed and that was the only indication regarding the position of house .But unfortunately we are not engineering experts and the builder didnt discuss with us about such a extra-ordinary arrangement with us prior to construction. I feel like I donot want this sunken house and I am really heart broken..Could anyone please advice me regarding my options now,thank you.. Sunken house are really cool, and depending on the exact situation, can be far more thermally efficient than "normal" houses. Perhaps you could post some pictures. Thanks! I'm spoke to the builder I'm not sure if this is all true but basically went along the lines of they considered all options and if I was to compact and fill it… 2 7302 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 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 |