Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 24, 2009 1:46 pm I am looking for a land to fit a EB Bridgeport 28 (single storey, 21.5 x 13.2 m). I found a corner block (19.5 x 32 m) in Beaumont Hills that look interesting.
In theory I think this land could be good for the Bridgeport, because the alfresco area will be on the street side facing North (and no big double storey house blocking the sun/sky on that side). Problem is there is a 3 m slope diagonally across the lot, with about 2.25 m slope on the building platform. To build that house there I guess there would be some cut and fill, retaining wall, drop-edge beam...? How can I get an estimate of the extra cost involved? Re: Looking for land - is this too big a slope? 2Feb 24, 2009 1:53 pm A lot of bulk builders might not even touch a sight with that much slope, best to check with your builder first '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? 3Feb 24, 2009 2:01 pm That is a fair slope, and as previously said, a lot of builders wont even touch that site. It will probably cost a fair bit in site costs and then after that you may well be looking out from bedroom windows to a beautiful retaining wall the height of your roof Hopefully I'm wrong but I'd be afraid of this if it were my block... Hope it works out though Re: Looking for land - is this too big a slope? 4Feb 24, 2009 2:31 pm A slope isn't a bad thing, but you need to take it into account when designing the house. Don't just get a standard house plan and throw it on the block.
We make the mistake of doing that - our block was downward sloping from the street. We got a standard 3/4br house plan with a couple of living areas and said "can we have this plan as the first floor, and get a rumpus, storage and garage put underneath it". On looking back it was the wrong way to go about it. Ideally the first floor (better views and directly accessible from the street) would be all living area, and the downstairs would be bedrooms, storage. I would even go so far as to put the garage on the first floor - at the moment we have it around the back of the house, which means probably more square meterage of the block is taken up by the driveway as is taken by the house. Ideally you would build the house into the hill and take advantage of the lack of windows to use the area for rooms such as home theatre, storage or a workshop. We have a path all the way around the house and a (very expensive) 2m retaining wall all along the length and depth of the house (front and one side). As much as it might be a bit more expensive, I'd suggest getting an architect to draw you up a plan. You may be lucky and get a home builder who has plans especially designed for the style of block you have (corner upward sloping or corner downward sloping). Re: Looking for land - is this too big a slope? 5Feb 24, 2009 2:46 pm 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. 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 24852 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 1769 A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223604 |