Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 28, 2010 9:57 pm Hi we are getting handover on Monday and were really keen to see what people did around their house. Did you concrete around the house? If so what is how wide? Or did you lay turf up against the house. Also if anyone has any pics? We are completely confused about what we should do with our landscaping. l think this is the first thing l need to figure out first. Handover date 3rd August 2010 WOOHOO!!! Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 3Jul 28, 2010 10:27 pm Damn. Our house doesnt have any concrete around it at all. When l went to the display homes they all used white pebbles around the house. l was trying to work out if l did this and did not have concrete then how am l gonna wheel the bin from the back of the house to the front on garbage collection day. Thats why l was confused as to what people normally do. would you get the concrete to slope away from the house so the rain doesnt slope towards the house or do you just make it flat? Handover date 3rd August 2010 WOOHOO!!! Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 5Jul 28, 2010 11:31 pm I'd prefer to do pebbles than concrete as this allows drainage. I intend to have pebbles and stepping stone pavers along one side untilt he laundry door and then a paved pathway from the laundry door to the back yard. Across the back and down the Northern side I'd like to do garden but I don't want mulch against the house to attract termites (is this a fallacy?). The Northern long side I will be doing paving with mondo grass to allow better drainage than concrete Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 7Jul 29, 2010 11:27 am We are going to have compressed crushed granite on our 'dead side' - very useful for a path, will ensure that it slopes away from the house. On the other side will have grass and more crushed granite, not sure how the grass will work against the house though. Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 8Jul 29, 2010 1:17 pm Ok let me get this rght, I thought you had to have concrete around your house to protect it from movement ets. is this not the case. Can you just have rocks or pebbles, and it is fine, cause it surely must be a lot cheaper to do that. Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 9Jul 29, 2010 1:32 pm hoffdog Ok let me get this rght, I thought you had to have concrete around your house to protect it from movement ets. is this not the case. Can you just have rocks or pebbles, and it is fine, cause it surely must be a lot cheaper to do that. A simple slab/pathway poured around the house will do nothing for movement. It's just easier to maintain in my opinion. Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 10Jul 29, 2010 1:51 pm Our engineers report suggested a minimum 900 wide impermeable ie concrete pathway around house to protect from moisture changes - we are on reactive clay. Most houses in SA would have a footpath around either concrete or paving have not seen any with pebbles or turf - but again most would be on clay Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 11Jul 29, 2010 1:57 pm janenguyen Damn. Our house doesnt have any concrete around it at all. When l went to the display homes they all used white pebbles around the house. l was trying to work out if l did this and did not have concrete then how am l gonna wheel the bin from the back of the house to the front on garbage collection day. Thats why l was confused as to what people normally do. would you get the concrete to slope away from the house so the rain doesnt slope towards the house or do you just make it flat? You can always have pebbles with a narrow pathway down the middle. This way you get drainage, good appearance and can still wheel the bin around. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 12Jul 29, 2010 2:01 pm Bek i'd love concrete, although we won't be able to have it as it offends the maximum ratio for hard surfaces, so we will be doing pebbles instead. Even a 200 mm concrete edge will provide quite a bit of protection. I'm having to think about this at the moment. I've got a face brick exteiror and I'm worried about the first few courses getting dirty from soil being splashed. So, the chouices I see are: 1) Put a penetrating sealer on the lowest three courses 2) Put white pebbles up agains the house (with plastic beneath to ensure that dirt doesn;t get spalshed on the wall) 3) A small (200 to 300 mm) concrete edge to provide runoff and stop spalshing. Not sure what to do yet. Maybe it will happen a few years after the house is finished. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 13Jul 29, 2010 2:01 pm Our finance company insisted we have perimeter concreting around the house. I'm not sure what it has to do with them, but we'll be obedient and do it. contract signed: Nov 09 Released to Construction: 23 Jul 10 Slab poured: 9 Aug 10 Frame completed: 30 Aug 10 Windows & Gutters: 7 Sep 10 Bricks: 15 - 23 Sep 10 Roof: 24 Sep 10 Gyprock: 20 Oct 10 Lockup: 25 Oct 10 Kitchen: 27 Oct 10 Tiling: 6 - 9 Nov 10 Painting: 17 Nov 10 Carpet: 30 Nov 10 PCI: 15 Dec 10 Handover: 17 Dec 10 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=35943 Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 14Jul 29, 2010 2:34 pm I am thinking of crushed rock and then maybe a border or rubber tiles like these to make a path around the back of the house. http://www.clarkrubber.com.au/matting-a ... tiles.html Has anyone tried them for outdoor use?? Not sure what they are worth price wise though. Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 15Jul 29, 2010 2:42 pm We've used crushed rock. $290 for 10m3. Does the job so we're not walking on mud and clay throughout winter. Will end up maybe doing a decked path around the house at a later stage... Re: What did you do around you house? Did you concrete? 16Jul 29, 2010 7:26 pm Thanks for everyones input. l think we'll end up having concrete and then doing a pebble pathway next to it. Handover date 3rd August 2010 WOOHOO!!! 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 6337 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 4205 Thanks for the photos. You need to know whether the inflow or the overflow pipe is leaking and this is a simple process of elimination. 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