Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Steep driveway 2Jan 08, 2022 10:49 am j5778 Have a steep front yard and driveway. Want to clear front yard and expand driveway to side to put in carport. I will need a retaining wall to support carport area and want it to be level with front of house. Is this a possible solution to decrease steepness of driveway and yard? Is it allowed in Qld? Steep driveway and yard.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi, sorry I know this is an older post but I'm just curious if you ended up doing the carport? We have a similar front yard layout and are considering doing a carport. Re: Steep driveway 3Jan 30, 2022 11:39 pm j5778 Have a steep front yard and driveway. Want to clear front yard and expand driveway to side to put in carport. I will need a retaining wall to support carport area and want it to be level with front of house. Is this a possible solution to decrease steepness of driveway and yard? Is it allowed in Qld? Steep driveway and yard.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ You may be limited to driveway size. Contact your local Council and query about the expansion of the driveway. It all depends on your local planning laws. Do not give way your residential address Re: Steep driveway 4Mar 06, 2022 4:32 pm Hi all, I am building in NSW. My driveway is not with the builder and I will give it to a tradesman. However, I am not sure at which stage I should ask the tradesman to get it done since my builder wont touch it. Can someone help me in understanding the process what will be my responsibilities and what will be tradesman will do? This is with respective to the council approvals and inspection related actually. Hi All It has been a few weeks since my last update. The build has been progressing well. No major issues to report. The scaffolding was dropped today, gyprock will be… 96 356643 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9796 |