ᐅ House / Carport with L-shaped concrete blocks, or are there better alternatives?

Created on: 4 Nov 2021 12:03

To create a level connection between the house and the carport/storage room, it seems that we will need to add soil on the right side of the house (when looking at the house/carport from the street). So far, we have considered using L-shaped concrete blocks as a retaining wall, which would then be partially embedded in the soil on our property. Do you know of better options? I don’t even know how many centimeters (inches) we will need to fill.

There would be a slight slope toward the street (i.e., the driveway), but the carport/storage room should be level.

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Grundriss eines Wohnhauses mit Terrasse, Carport, Gartenbäumen und Straßengrenze.

Lageplan der Grundstücksparzellen mit Gebäuden und Wegen, Nordpfeil, Parzellen 650/18–650/85.

guckuck24 Nov 2021 18:53

Then discuss this at the appropriate time with the person responsible for the landscaping, possibly together with the carport.

haydee4 Nov 2021 19:05

then the question makes little sense.

just adjust everything using slight inclines. The plot is almost completely flat

Pinkiponk5 Nov 2021 09:57

haydee schrieb:

Just adjust everything with slight slopes. The plot is almost flat.

I have never seen the elevation differences shown on the plans, which my husband and the excavation contractors discussed, and I would have preferred to decide and address all that once I am in the house. But my husband and the excavation team talked for ages about needing retaining walls and this and that. I’m glad we are leaving out the retaining walls now and fully agree with you and also with the forum members who said from the start that our plot is almost flat. No idea why “Others” ;-) see such challenging elevation differences everywhere. Maybe it’s because, unlike me, they understand the plans. ;-) I actually like a gently “undulating” plot. 🙂

haydee5 Nov 2021 10:17

#10

That might be because your plot isn’t even slightly uneven compared to many others here.

I would say your husband wants the ground perfectly level, while the construction company profits from L-shaped retaining walls and filling in.

guckuck25 Nov 2021 11:17

#11

However, using boards as a base layer is generally not advisable, because water should be directed away from the building.

11ant5 Nov 2021 12:07

#12

Pinkiponk schrieb:

But the groundworker and my husband talked forever about needing L-shaped concrete blocks and this and that.

Yeah, men and their obsession or even fetish for "technical solutions." If he's worried that his high-end competition Lausitzring shock absorbers might stand crooked on a carport floor that’s not perfectly level or waterproofed, he can always park his car forwards on even weeks and backwards on odd weeks *LOL*

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