Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 2Jun 24, 2014 5:56 pm 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. Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 3Jun 24, 2014 6:51 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 4Jun 24, 2014 6:53 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 6Jun 24, 2014 9:33 pm The $2.5k quote I got was from my only response on service seeking too! Indian type name from memory. Perhaps the same guy - he might have adjusted his prices a bit since I told him I found a reputable firm who did it for 10x less! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 7Jun 25, 2014 7:17 am As for the cost of the wall itself with steel the costs are about 2500 + labour. You can construct the wall yourself it just must be designed and constructed to the engineered design specs. Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 8Jun 27, 2014 9:00 am EmyN I had this exact same problem a few months ago. Took me forever to work out who to contact!! I got one engineer quote me $2500!!! Eventually found a firm in Brisbane who did it for me called DEQ engineering. I think it was about $250 including site visit and all necessarypaperwork. I was very happy with that and they were pretty speedy. Quick question EmyN - other than DEQs work, did you have to do anything with council to get their sign off or such? I understand in brisbane a wall over 1m requires design and approval, but it's unclear whether an engineer would do "everything" ready to go from them. Re: Design of retaining wall - civil engineer? 9Jun 27, 2014 9:46 am Ummm from memory DEQ gave me the form I needed to get the council approval but I just passed that form on to my builder who submitted everything together for approval. So I'm not sure how to do it if you don't have a builder organising certificates etc for you. I imagine it would be fairly simple to call the council to ask. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 3 6960 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 7099 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 10031 |