Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Looking for land - is this too big a slope? 2Feb 24, 2009 1:53 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Looking for land - is this too big a slope? 6Feb 24, 2009 4:15 pm bluesteel My 2 cents As much as you can fall in love with a house plan...I would suggest you find a block of land in the area you want that is the size you want, in your budget , does not have too much slope and faces north (if you can) - then find the plan that you like.....looking for a block to fit a plan makes life difficult (site costs ) and you might miss out on a nice block. Good luck. We went the opposite way.....we selected the ideal house plan and then went and searched for a block that would suit it perfectly (area, size, orientation and price etc). Whilst this eliminated alot of blocks and even entire estates (as the maximum size was in the mid 500's), we did find the perfect block quite quickly We did it this way as we didn't want to buy a block and then scour around for the pefect floorplan, without having to make massive changes or compromises to it. Fortunately, we didn't have to. Anyhoo, our block has a slope (left to right) and a bit from back to front. It needs a cut and fill and eventually we will need to put retaining walls to the side and rear boundary. There is a thread in here somewhere where everyone has listed their site costs....perhaps dkp check out thread that and you may get an idea of what you may be up for? Who knows this may block may not end up being suitable for you, and as others have said, builders may not want to touch it in the first place. But if you love your floorplan then the perfect block will show up...and you'll know it as soon as you see it Good Luck! Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 24872 Hi All, We have recently purchased a sloping block (3.5m fall building envelope, 6m overall). Just wondering if you know of any good builders that you would recommend for… 0 1776 A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223625 |