Hello,
we are currently planning our house and would like to make full use of the maximum eave height allowed for the house. To do this, we would need to raise the land by about 2m (6.5 feet).
I assume this shouldn’t be a problem, right?
However, this would also mean that I need to build a retaining wall made of natural stones around the property (according to the building permit / planning permission). Is this a complex process, and how is it usually done?
What rough costs should we expect for this on a 500 m² (5,400 ft²) plot with dimensions of approximately 22.0 x 22.0 m (72 x 72 ft)?
Regards
we are currently planning our house and would like to make full use of the maximum eave height allowed for the house. To do this, we would need to raise the land by about 2m (6.5 feet).
I assume this shouldn’t be a problem, right?
However, this would also mean that I need to build a retaining wall made of natural stones around the property (according to the building permit / planning permission). Is this a complex process, and how is it usually done?
What rough costs should we expect for this on a 500 m² (5,400 ft²) plot with dimensions of approximately 22.0 x 22.0 m (72 x 72 ft)?
Regards
D
Doc.Schnaggls5 Jan 2015 16:02The main costs would have been for the foundation work as well as the concrete walls.
The soil used for backfilling would have been the smallest expense.
I suspect that stone walls could even be more expensive...
The soil used for backfilling would have been the smallest expense.
I suspect that stone walls could even be more expensive...
Instead of filling up the plot, it might be better to focus solely on the house. Our basement (the white part in the picture with the windows) extends about 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) above ground level on the south side. Below that is a retaining wall that reaches up to 1 meter (3 feet) above ground level and probably extends much further down. Since the house is only 10 by 10 meters (33 by 33 feet), the cost shouldn’t have been substantial. However, the ground is rocky, and the slope is quite steep (over the 10-meter (33-foot) length of the house, the terrain drops by 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) – the line between brown and white on the south side is level with the ground on the north side).