Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Tools for planning a big landscaping job 4Jun 13, 2013 7:45 am Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Tools for planning a big landscaping job 7Jun 14, 2013 6:54 am Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Tools for planning a big landscaping job 11Jun 14, 2013 6:39 pm Didn't say you will need a surveyor, just in suburbia due to close proximity of boundary's we have to when carrying out any works which impact on others. If your not doing any works on the boundary maybe not needed, talk with your council Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Tools for planning a big landscaping job 12Jun 14, 2013 9:59 pm May I also add to this, whilst not being from a landscaping background, I am from a surveying background. If you have no previous experience in the field and don't know anyone that does, perhaps some time learning the basics and concepts of surveying and instrument handling may be a start, it looks very simple from the outside but i assure you it isn't. Simply setting up a theodolite/total station correctly over a given mark can be frustrating for a beginner. You may also find out which instrument and other equipment is more appropriate for you. Along with this comes the actual measurement phase, where the readings should be taken to ensure the contours are an accurate representation of what's on the ground. Things like breaks lines, top of banks, bottom of banks are critical when it comes to contour plans and without an understanding of these you will just end up with a page full of measurements. Similarly Autocad and other professional software packages are also quite in depth and can be very daunting if you don't know where to start. I am now out of the profession and haven't seen Autocad in quite a few years and wouldn't be sure if i could still use it immediately. If it were me, I would get a quote for a detail/contour survey. If the site is fairly open it is pretty straight forward and quick job, meaning not too expensive. They can also provide you with a Australian Height Datum (AHD) mark for levels and other reference marks for you to use for future setting out purposes. A detail plan will also give you some idea where about your features and structures are in relation to the boundaries. Which could be quite important depending on how close you are planning your retaining walls etc to the boundaries. As already stated they can also give you a digital version to import into your own software. Hopefully this helps somewhat and doesn't turn you off too much. And here i was trying not to write too much and just cover some of the pertinent points....... Re: Tools for planning a big landscaping job 13Aug 19, 2013 3:35 pm KeeperSD ...Helpful info... Thanks for that comprehensive post. I took your advice re:getting a quote and was a bit shocked at the $2500+ price tag for a suburban 800sq m block (investment property interstate that I was having similar ideas about). I didn't get one for this place as it is a much bigger job. Not that I disrespect the level of knowledge and skill involved, especially now that I have acquired a dumpy level and had a bit of a play! More that I don't need to be spending that kind of cash at the moment if I can avoid it. Anyway I now have a dumpy level and have been inputting the points into Sketchup. The pictures are almost making sense! But I need to work on my accuracy. I'll start another thread to discuss that tho. No, I even have sections of narrowness where the tiles won't slide up any further. When I manage some spare time, I might play around with the first DIY part of my… 7 4967 Regardless of wall hung toilet or floor pan toilet your feet will be right on drain, seems to me the waste should not be in that location given the design. Also are you… 6 7097 Last year I had a gas leak at my house. 3 days later, I have about 1 sqm of my exposed aggregate paving broken up. I am not sure how to go about getting it repaired… 0 10452 |