Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 24, 2008 10:19 pm Hi
I'm just dipping my toe into this strange world and have been reading for the last few nights.. I have found a dream block, but it looks like rock! Its also on a steep hill, but God the views..... It would obviously need some cutting done..Is there a ball park figure or is it more of a piece of string thing? Is there like a daily charge? Or is it a square meter thing? (OK these questions may be really dumb, but like I said, I'm VERY new to this ) The block is 1600 sq and on the outer S/E of Melbourne. Thanks in advance Re: Very new...rock block? 3Jul 25, 2008 8:36 am Hello
The rock is sometimes a blessing and maybe better than soft soil. Its only a Issue if the Rock is Hard granite like rock. We had sandstone large (very large upto 3 metre long floaters all over our site and did not cost us a penny to Escavate! in fact we may save on retaining wall costs if the sandstone face can be used as a retaining wall face ! The bore report will not tell you much, what will be best is speak to someone who has escavated the neighbourhood and will know what the conditions are like. This is from real experience, if we were worried about rocks we would never be building Buildling a Clarendon Crestmead in Sydney DA Approved on 20/03/2008 Slab Poured on 02/09/2008 Frame Completed 15/10/2008 Brickwork Complete 2/02/2009 Roofwork Complete 05/03/2009 Re: Very new...rock block? 4Jul 25, 2008 8:36 am Hello
The rock is sometimes a blessing and maybe better than soft soil. Its only a Issue if the Rock is Hard granite like rock. We had sandstone large (very large upto 3 metre long floaters all over our site and did not cost us a penny to Escavate! in fact we may save on retaining wall costs if the sandstone face can be used as a retaining wall face ! The bore report will not tell you much, what will be best is speak to someone who has escavated the neighbourhood and will know what the conditions are like. This is from real experience, if we were worried about rocks we would never be building Buildling a Clarendon Crestmead in Sydney DA Approved on 20/03/2008 Slab Poured on 02/09/2008 Frame Completed 15/10/2008 Brickwork Complete 2/02/2009 Roofwork Complete 05/03/2009 Re: Very new...rock block? 5Jul 25, 2008 8:39 am The trick with rock is footings/piers - which can get expensive if your land slopes.
Good suggestion about talking to the neighbours. After 4 years - we're in! Re: Very new...rock block? 8Jul 26, 2008 9:52 am Toast Site costs are directly proportional to how good your view is. 100% right there Toast.... Another thing is, you masl need to go for stumps, or possible split level depending on your budget. If you went stumps it may not need cutting in of the block, not as much anyway, however stumps can also be an expensive option. you are also pretty limited by builders to, there aren't too many these days that will even look at doing stumps... Slabs are too easy thease days... P.S.. Welcome aboard the fun ship also... you will have a great time here. Heaps of people to help out, but you will be required to post as many pics as possible to satisfy the mob.... Gav & Vanessa Building In Melbourne (Sth East Suburbs) http://www.arkraider.blogspot.com/ Rawdon Hill Construction - Canterbury Heritage Re: Very new...rock block? 9Jul 26, 2008 11:50 am This is our block which has a 'H' Class.
We also have some rocks and still waiting for our builder's cost on the extra piers The neighbor has a bore because of the water underneath the rocks, which mean more likely we have similar rocks in our block, the water taste beautiful though. And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Hi all, I have been looking at land in South Australia, that is on a slope however most of the core excavation is complete, with a flat area to place a house. The agent… 0 1408 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11694 6 11144 |