Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 25, 2016 10:22 am Hi, I am back after many years away from the forum. In the hiatus, have been blessed with twins and have sold my house and bought a new place. Old place was going up from the street and the new place is on the sliding down side... No idea on how to manage front "yard" as it is full of old bushes and very amateurish stone retaining wall. Whilst trying my hand in digging some old bushes out found out that there is a whole network of irrigation in the property. No idea how that is used or connected. Previous owner is very unhelpful and does not even want to talk...sigh Is there any way we can find out about how the sprinklers/irrigation pipes are connected (without spending a fortune)? We don't know where the pipes start and end. As for retaining walls I need 3X10m long at 3 levels. Quote received as AUD56K. Will keep on getting more quotes and decide. If anyone knows any good landscapers in Hills area of Sydney (I am in West Pennant Hills) and can recommend them , it will be of great help. Moved in December 2015 Still scratching my head as to why is old a new house and bought a 30 year old one!! Re: Retaining walls and Ingroudn irrigation 2Nov 27, 2016 6:36 pm Start by look for the box that contains the solenoids. The pipes will run underground from that point. Re: Retaining walls and Ingroudn irrigation 3Nov 27, 2016 10:37 pm Hi Mohit, Try and get in touch with a company called Landscape Excellence, they are actually based in West Pennant Hills. Another one is East Rock Landscaping, based in Galston. In regards to the cost, how high are the retaining wall you want, what are they going to be made of and how hard is the access? These all can affect the costs significantly, especially if you need complying development or a full DA approval. $56K would not be unusual if you have several of these factors working against you. Also, having got a few quotes myself recently I can tell you that most good landscapers are flat out in Sydney at the moment with all the new construction going on so don't expect a start inside a few months! Re: Retaining walls and Ingroudn irrigation 4Nov 28, 2016 4:52 pm Is a retaining a must in a lot?
A new freind who is staying in a place for 21 years, there was a slope at her backyard. (Back high front low) It seems like there is no retaining wall at the backyard. What happen if there is no retaining wall a landslide. will her house be covered by insurance? THe back of the garden is about 4meter higher than the front over 20M in total length. does she need a retaining wall? will it be so costly to build something like this? http://shttps.co/garden-walls/home-bric ... ontact-us/ Re: Retaining walls and Ingroudn irrigation 5Nov 28, 2016 4:56 pm mohit Hi, I am back after many years away from the forum. In the hiatus, have been blessed with twins and have sold my house and bought a new place. Old place was going up from the street and the new place is on the sliding down side... No idea on how to manage front "yard" as it is full of old bushes and very amateurish stone retaining wall. Whilst trying my hand in digging some old bushes out found out that there is a whole network of irrigation in the property. No idea how that is used or connected. Previous owner is very unhelpful and does not even want to talk...sigh Is there any way we can find out about how the sprinklers/irrigation pipes are connected (without spending a fortune)? We don't know where the pipes start and end. As for retaining walls I need 3X10m long at 3 levels. Quote received as AUD56K. Will keep on getting more quotes and decide. If anyone knows any good landscapers in Hills area of Sydney (I am in West Pennant Hills) and can recommend them , it will be of great help. so your retaining wall is 3 M height? is retaining a must due to the regulation or you want to get it done due to your safety? Re: Retaining walls and Inground irrigation 6Dec 12, 2016 2:37 pm The wall is 10 meter long and I need 3 of those due to the steepness of the land and the way the house is constructed. The height would probably be between 400mm to 800mm (max) on different levels. Retaining wall is needed due to no vegetation and when it rains the water and soil just flows down causing a big issue. Moved in December 2015 Still scratching my head as to why is old a new house and bought a 30 year old one!! Re: Retaining walls and Ingroudn irrigation 7Dec 14, 2016 11:25 am Looking for some advise.. we building a new home and there will be 2 retaining walls that will have to be done about 500 high and about 8mt long. Am looking at different ideas as well as cost. We looking at getting the retaining wall formed up as part of the drive way and poured at the same time. Anyone have any thoughts about it? Otherwise I'm just going to block or concrete sleeper the walls Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 20193 Hi Brainstrust, I had a go at creating my own irrigation plan, keen to get some feedback. It will be run from one 750-800W pump, off 2* 5000L rain tanks. Each zone… 0 22775 4 11221 |