Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 23, 2015 1:18 pm Hi just wondering if any knows if contour reports can ever get it wrong, maybe equipment not working properly ? reason been, the builders are telling me i have to raise my house by 1.8m which is so extreme, because contour report came back with 47m ADH and the 100yr flood level is 49 ADH but my goggle and my self using an expensive snowboarding watch with altitude function both came back with 50m ADH so iam just wondering if the equipment can ever be wrong or the report could be wrong, thanks Re: can contour reports AHD ever be wrong? 2Jan 23, 2015 1:42 pm I would be more likely to believe the licensed surveyors' calibrated equipment to your watch, sorry If you can find the closest peg (might be noted on survey?) with a given AHD then you could eyeball it or hire a dumpy level to double check Small footprint in Eliza Ponds, Spearwood WA Give "Holt Surveying" they are based around Eight Mile Plains 3 11656 It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 47315 4 7562 |