Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 13, 2017 8:28 am Hi all, I’m currently considering my options with regard to which block of land to buy. I note some of the shortlisted blocks have batters on the front, one side and back. Just wondering if anyone else has a batter on their land ? Does it detract negatively ? From what I can gather it would in effect make this part of the block fairly useless, is that right ? Is it better for a batter to slope up or down ? Re: Batter on land 2Nov 13, 2017 8:37 am I don’t know too much about it but just check if you will have to retain it yourself. Ours will be battered until we retain it ourselves and it looks like it’s going to cost 10-20k to do all the retaining walls. Building our first custom dream home. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Re: Batter on land 4Nov 13, 2017 2:31 pm I don’t have enough knowledge I would ask the builder/engineer. Our driveway is 1 in 5 and it needs a 1.5 metre retaining wall beside it that’s going to cost $5 k to do ourselves. Building our first custom dream home. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Re: Batter on land 5Nov 13, 2017 5:15 pm It's usually be best to be above the road then below it for drainage purposes. 1:4 should be a stable slope if you plant grass, but a bit awkward to mow. Without grass erosion can be an issue. 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. Hi, This is my first post. We are planning to buy new home via House and Land (H&L) Package around Boxhill/Gables/Marsden Park in Syndey. Googled reviews for most of… 0 10480 Very good points. Thanks so much ponzutwo for your advice. Appreciate it. 2 10373 That's very helpful, thank you. I was mostly interested in knowing if a spoon drain requires a specific slope, but I appreciate the extra information. 4 3919 |