Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 24, 2008 7:31 am Hi All,
I'm still on a quest to look for a builder who will put a two story house on a sloping block (5.5 meter slope). I spoke with to Own1t at Daisy Hill (Brisbane) and the sales guy told me that he wouldn't recommend putting their Seabreeze home on our block. His main concern is the water damage that could occur on heavy rains. He told me that he's got experience where water even went under the slab! Isn't there a way to route the water around a block, using drainage gutters? Has any one done a cut and fill on a 5.5 meter (or more) sloping block and sufferred water damage ? Is this a real problem? Of course the other problem is to get the driveway to our garage to have a 5:1 slope, which may entail putting the house quite some distance back from the block. I could sink the garage a little, but Own1t will not sink the garage more than 2 steps. Thanks. Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 2Nov 24, 2008 8:47 pm Hi me again,
Can't comment on the water damage issue. But about the garage....our garage will be 8 steps below the first floor of the house. Maybe find a builder that will up the levels, or maybe consider a design where they will cut the garage into the block, thereby having the garage under the first floor. http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgu ... n%26sa%3DN This link is pretty ordinary but look at the image at the top. (best i can do after a few wines ) Bel Still not in. Don't ask!? Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 4Nov 26, 2008 11:01 pm bel Hi me again, Can't comment on the water damage issue. But about the garage....our garage will be 8 steps below the first floor of the house. Maybe find a builder that will up the levels, or maybe consider a design where they will cut the garage into the block, thereby having the garage under the first floor. http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgu ... n%26sa%3DN This link is pretty ordinary but look at the image at the top. (best i can do after a few wines ) Bel Hi Bel, Thanks. Regarding the garage - thanks I see your point, if we drop the level of the garage a meter or two, that will solve the slope problem. The project builders are not real happy with this (they seem to like flat slabs with zero steps) , so I may need to go to a custom builder to achieve this. Since writing, I've had a builder come and look at our block. And he seems convinced that the block isn't as bad as it sounds. The reason is that there are two slopes (I know complicated), one from the front of the block to the back and one from the left to the right side. Brisbane city council indicated that the lowest point is 5.5 AHD (south west corner) and the highest is 11.1 AHD (nort east corner). As it turns out the middle part of the block is reasonably flat - the steepest part is the south west corner, which will be the end of the back yard. The builder reckons site cost will be around AUD 2K, which is about 15 times less than I thought (great!). I also got a copy of the bi-map made by teh Brisbane city council last year emailed to me (lady at BCC was real helpful). I'll try to attach it. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 5Nov 27, 2008 1:39 pm Maybe do a few searches on sideways split homes. Not sure, but that might be the way to go??? There are some great designs out there, but then if you go the custom route, you can do whatever you want!
Site costs at $2k - OMG!!! hmmm I hope it's right for your sake!! Still not in. Don't ask!? Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 6Nov 27, 2008 6:28 pm bel Maybe do a few searches on sideways split homes. Not sure, but that might be the way to go??? There are some great designs out there, but then if you go the custom route, you can do whatever you want! Site costs at $2k - OMG!!! hmmm I hope it's right for your sake!! HI Bel, I'm a sucker for these house on slab designs with two storeys. I am looking at split level house designs though, to affirm my fetish, or to change my mind! Just to clarify, the 2K "site cost" is only for the excavation part - he'll charge more for the retaining walls etc. Still it's less than what I first thought. Here's my initial thoughts on the house layout - any thoughts? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 7Nov 28, 2008 2:07 pm Ok I'm no expert and can't really read what you have posted l get the contours, but you do need to watch out for cut and fill restrictions (?) that your council has. I'm not sure if that makes sense! Do I remember you saying its a KDRB? might not apply?
With the pool off the house, I'll see if I can get a photo of my friends backyard, she has an upsloping block and has the pool at the top, and it works really well. Bel Still not in. Don't ask!? Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 8Nov 28, 2008 3:23 pm bel Ok I'm no expert and can't really read what you have posted l get the contours, but you do need to watch out for cut and fill restrictions (?) that your council has. I'm not sure if that makes sense! Do I remember you saying its a KDRB? might not apply? With the pool off the house, I'll see if I can get a photo of my friends backyard, she has an upsloping block and has the pool at the top, and it works really well. Bel Hi Bel, I haven't researched the council restrictions on the cut and fill - thanks for the heads up. What is a KDRB?. It'd be great to see pix of pool in the backyard terrace arrangement. The design of this area is the one we can;t get our heads around. Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 9Nov 28, 2008 3:29 pm Knock Down Re Build After 4 years - we're in! Re: Water Damage on a Sloping Block 10Nov 28, 2008 8:34 pm stonecutter1309 Knock Down Re Build OK thanks. So yes we are planning a KDRB. Give Jonathan a call. Tell him you know me. He is in my opinion the best surveyor I have ever worked with. His number is 0425 285 622 All the best Simeon 3 12372 i did click it, still couldnt make it out rofl. in any case, doesnt look like too extreme a slope, you may be in luck. Just shoot out some emails to volume builders in… 3 18545 there was an event. The question is whether the builder had the insurance and whether the event was covered. The workmanship is a separate conversation. 10 23719 |