Hi guys,
Just wanted know your opinion and experience for landscaping the front yard when building in a slope from front to back (1m). I'm in a dilemma choosing the house front plan between the following two options -
1. Front yard or porch has battered fill with retaining wall (Battered fill is usually fill that is placed to a slope from say the edge of your house up to where natural ground has been cut)
pros - less steps to the porch or front yard.
cons - will need to do landscaping with retaining wall, maintenance.
2. Front yard or porch has drop edge beam (http://anewhouse.com.au/2013/07/drop-edge-beams/)
pros - gives more stability to the slab or the house for soil fill part, no exposed slab, less cost for maintenance and landscaping
cons - more steps to the porch, visual aspect.
Please share you opinion with your house front yard picture in terms of - visual aspect, functionality, house stability and maintenance and cost.
Thanks in advance.
Jahangir.
Option 1 (battered fill) would result front yard as the following pictures -
Option 2 (drop edge beam) would result front yard as the following pictures -