Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 07, 2018 10:56 pm Hi Homeone forum, I am building (currently in the council approval process) in the NE suburbs of Adelaide and unfortunately did not anticipate the costs involved in buying on the slightly lower side of the road with a slightly less than flat block i.e. stormwater/retaining! Our soil and engineering report came back with extensive stormwater requirements - full 2000L retention/detention tank with sump etc. (~$9,000) our FFL is 99.70 and stormwater outlet appears to be at 99.80. Is there anyway around this? Can we just get a sump and not get the retention/detention? It is in Campbelltown council. Also, the retaining costs are much more than we had expected ($17,000 including fencing) given the block is seemingly flat (99.89 at the front and 98.83 in the back corner). Any recommendations? We've also had limited replies from contractors so any business recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you all! Re: Stormwater and retaining - please help! 2May 15, 2018 10:41 am Hi There, Our Landscape Tanks sound like they could be a perfect fit for your above mentioned project. Our Landscape Tank can address both your Retention/Detention and retaining wall requirements as specifiec above in one product. They are used in that exact capacity all over the Sydney & Melbourne area. It sounds as though there is great potential to save $ by utilising our product. Please Visit our Website: https://www.landscapetanks.com.au/produ ... stem-save/ Or Call: Sydney - 0438 056 311 Many Thanks, Grab a hose, insert it at the top of the inlet/down pipe and turn the water on and see where the water is escaping from. Then you'll know. 3 8450 Plumbers 'can be' plumbers, made all the worse by self certification which the building surveyor invariably accepts as proof of compliance! The good thing is that you know know. 3 4835 in the stormwater pit or the drain? Those dont look like theyd fit in the drain. Separately, the pits do get stuff in them during the course of the build. For the most… 1 7927 |