Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 14, 2012 1:27 pm I bought a lot that is 3 feet above the road level. (But it has flat even surface) Trying to build a house there. Any advice/tips are very much appreciated. Like how to build a compound wall? How to build a drive way from road? Very much confused and worried. thanks. Re: Any tips on building a house on higher ground? 2Apr 14, 2012 3:29 pm Hi Brenda, 3' above road level is almost flat, your driveway will have a gentle slope in it that you will have no troubles parking a car on. Not sure what you mean by a compound wall. Are you doing owner builder or employing a builder? Don't be worried, unless of cause you are going owner builder then in which case I am worried for you. Other than that your builder will be happy to have a easy site to work on. Cheers Re: Any tips on building a house on higher ground? 3Apr 15, 2012 1:28 pm thanks mgilla. Sure I am going to a builder. But I want to know few things before starting. Where can I see some images of higher level houses? I did search on google. But not what I am looking for ... Re: Any tips on building a house on higher ground? 5Apr 15, 2012 4:40 pm If it's only 3 feet from road, then you don't really have to worry. Your block is relatively flat. Your builder should have no problem with it. If you really worry, a contour survey will give you more information on your block. But then 3 feet is less than 1m, so really should not be any problem. interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46966 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 14278 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11763 |