Browse Forums Buying Land 1 Apr 16, 2021 6:12 pm Hey, has anyone had any troubles with building on dispersive soil ? We have a block pending a few things . The whole subdevision is the same soil so it wouldnt of been allowed if we couldnt build. It says in the regs to use a raised floor plan on posts rather than excavate and concrete slab. Our land runs down aboit 1 m see pic attached Would i have dramas with the council wanting to excavate down 1 m and essentially making it flat. We would have engineering approval with how this has to be done. But have heard the council will jusy say why cant u use posts instead of slab. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 25763 Hi Building Expert, Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated, there is also a code of conduct for building surveyors which they need to follow as well. I am looking… 4 11687 did you builder accepted that for final design ? our builder want to do final soil test after demolition as soil gets disturbed , pre build we got P with H1 but post… 8 14019 |