Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 24, 2011 11:10 pm Well I havent been here for quite a while..... I am stressed beyond belief and I really dont know where to go We have been having issues with out moss rock retaining wall. There has been a lot of movement with the wall. When they did the wall they didnt do the wall deep enough so when they built the house, and went down a little bit, we needed to put a small retaining wall near the moss rock to retain a small amount of soil. So after three weekends it was nearly all done. They put two rows of the wall up just one more to go. After two days all nice and straight. Day three noticeable curve. Looked at it more, the bottom bit of the wall is wanting to come out. Above the retaining wall is a house and they put up a concrete retaining wall and thats now dipped. We called the developer and they came out quick smart. they are getting engineers etc I was speaking to a guy across the road and he told me that the developer never got approval with the rock wall. I called the council today and that is the case. Everyone elses rock wall got approved in the development plans EXCEPT ours..... Originally the guy up top was supposed to be down next to us..... Now the developer is going to fix it..... for the 2nd time. But thats the thing...... for the 2nd time. It seems to be we are going to have issues. Next question is, was it legal for them to sell the block of land to us knowing they didnt have approval through council? We are sooooo exhausted by this we just want to sell. But selling..... we cant because we have to disclose to potential buyers that there is no approval..... which the developer should have done the same to us????? Do you know if we have a case? To be honest I dont know what I want from it.... I suppose I want approval through council so we can sell this house and move on.... Not obvious from this angle, the big rock is Pushing out Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Retaining wall moving as a reult of the wall Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This was DEAD straight and LEVEL when we did this. All the movemt from the wall Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Noticeable dip of retaining wall up top Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Desperate need of help... Land developer issues 2Aug 25, 2011 5:37 am Looking at this it really needs an engineers report which hopefully the council will organise. The wall at the top may be a problem as it has most likely caused extra loading on the wall. Sorry to say your excavation at the foot of the wall hasn't helped the situation as it has made the wall more susceptible to failure (Slip Circle Failure=sorry for the use oF technical terms) A good rule is 'Never excavate at the foot of a retaining wall' At this stage I think the only thing you can do is wait to see what the proposed solution is and what the council says. When the solution is proposed it might be worth getting an independent engineers view. It is fixable but could be costly. From what you say it looks like its the Developers responsibility At the moment I would just be patient. Easy to say but hard for you....Sorry The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Desperate need of help... Land developer issues 3Aug 30, 2011 10:23 pm Hey thanks for that The retaining wall up top is the problem. We didnt touch the land from when the builder built. I asked the engineer in relation to it. No probs I am looking at building a house. Has anyone used Construkt Homes (based in Adelaide)? Does anyone have experience with this builder? 0 6450 12 5320 Industry type domestic contracts are prepared by industry bodies for the benefit of the builders. This means that if you are the owner watch out. One of the points is… 0 3226 |