Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 28, 2020 8:00 pm Hey guys, We are currently thinking of KDR on our land which slopes towards the house. The street level is probably up to 1-4 feet above the ground level, starting from the front yard and ending at the backyard fence. We could push the house towards the street a bit, something like 7-8 meters away, this way the ground level is only less than 1 feet lower than street level. What builders told us is that we would need to add 10-20K on the storm water system, add in ground tank or absorption trench, as we can't get easement from neighbours. We are concerned about: 1. Would the cost end up much more during the process? 2. Would the house still look ugly as it's still lower the street? I wonder if it's possible to raise the house bit? I haven't got answers from builder. 3. Would the trench cause problem on the backyard in the future? e.g. you can't build anything on top of it. Many thanks. Re: Building on a land which slopes towards the house 2Dec 29, 2020 8:29 am wykdy Hey guys, We are currently thinking of KDR on our land which slopes towards the house. The street level is probably up to 1-4 feet above the ground level, starting from the front yard and ending at the backyard fence. We could push the house towards the street a bit, something like 7-8 meters away, this way the ground level is only less than 1 feet lower than street level. What builders told us is that we would need to add 10-20K on the storm water system, add in ground tank or absorption trench, as we can't get easement from neighbours. We are concerned about: 1. Would the cost end up much more during the process? 2. Would the house still look ugly as it's still lower the street? I wonder if it's possible to raise the house bit? I haven't got answers from builder. 3. Would the trench cause problem on the backyard in the future? e.g. you can't build anything on top of it. Many thanks. 1. You've already been given estimate additional costs. I'd assume the higher end of the estimate. 2. Purely subjective. Also depends on the distance the slope is covering? Doesn't sound huge aesthetics wise. I don't really care what my house looks like from the street. Some people do so maybe this will affet re-sale a little bit. 3. I guess this depends on where the trench is running? How deep is the block and where do you intend on placing the house? Re: Building on a land which slopes towards the house 3Dec 30, 2020 10:14 am stonesthrow wykdy Hey guys, We are currently thinking of KDR on our land which slopes towards the house. The street level is probably up to 1-4 feet above the ground level, starting from the front yard and ending at the backyard fence. We could push the house towards the street a bit, something like 7-8 meters away, this way the ground level is only less than 1 feet lower than street level. What builders told us is that we would need to add 10-20K on the storm water system, add in ground tank or absorption trench, as we can't get easement from neighbours. We are concerned about: 1. Would the cost end up much more during the process? 2. Would the house still look ugly as it's still lower the street? I wonder if it's possible to raise the house bit? I haven't got answers from builder. 3. Would the trench cause problem on the backyard in the future? e.g. you can't build anything on top of it. Many thanks. 1. You've already been given estimate additional costs. I'd assume the higher end of the estimate. 2. Purely subjective. Also depends on the distance the slope is covering? Doesn't sound huge aesthetics wise. I don't really care what my house looks like from the street. Some people do so maybe this will affet re-sale a little bit. 3. I guess this depends on where the trench is running? How deep is the block and where do you intend on placing the house? we were told the house can be built 8 meters away from the street. It would be starting from about 1 feet lower than street level from there. 13 6631 I don't think you're getting a response because you are not quite clear on what the issue is. yep, the site is not level, no site is! but are you just building a garage?… 1 2261 Black on light wood does look good. Not sure if it will be as long lasting as a steel finish? 6 6349 |