Good evening everyone,
We bought our plot of land a month ago. Since then, I have visited several times to check the water situation, but there has been little change. This worries me a bit; however, the architect seems relaxed and says the house will be built at a higher level during the groundworks anyway. Will this solve my problems?
Location: Our plot is in a newly developed residential area (a geotechnical survey was available before purchase and reviewed by the architect). It is at the end of a cul-de-sac (3 lots in total on this cul-de-sac, 115 in the whole development). Being the last in the cul-de-sac, our plot is also the lowest point, about 0.5 m (20 inches) lower than the first according to the site plan.
Now water is collecting exactly where the house is supposed to be built. 🙁
Is this due to soil compaction from the development? Does no water really drain away? It has been a small pond for several weeks.
I would really appreciate any experiences and feedback.
Good luck,
Jan
Neighbors without water
We bought our plot of land a month ago. Since then, I have visited several times to check the water situation, but there has been little change. This worries me a bit; however, the architect seems relaxed and says the house will be built at a higher level during the groundworks anyway. Will this solve my problems?
Location: Our plot is in a newly developed residential area (a geotechnical survey was available before purchase and reviewed by the architect). It is at the end of a cul-de-sac (3 lots in total on this cul-de-sac, 115 in the whole development). Being the last in the cul-de-sac, our plot is also the lowest point, about 0.5 m (20 inches) lower than the first according to the site plan.
Now water is collecting exactly where the house is supposed to be built. 🙁
Is this due to soil compaction from the development? Does no water really drain away? It has been a small pond for several weeks.
I would really appreciate any experiences and feedback.
Good luck,
Jan
Neighbors without water
Hi everyone,
Many thanks in advance for your contributions; they give me some reassurance. Our architect, whom we fully trust, shares this opinion, but when I visited the site again yesterday, I had a strange feeling.
To provide more detailed information, attached are the soil survey report as well as feedback from the land marketer 🙂
Response to the question regarding the water:
The utility installation is complete. The remaining work there does not belong to the initial utility connection phase of the first construction stage.
You have received a soil survey report for the building plot from our Mr. XY. You can use this for your foundation planning.
The water pooling occurs when the topsoil is driven over and thus compacted. Since you will remove the topsoil for your building’s foundation and store it in piles on your property, compaction will also occur that way. Therefore, in my opinion, it does not make sense at this point to loosen up the ground.
Many thanks in advance for your contributions; they give me some reassurance. Our architect, whom we fully trust, shares this opinion, but when I visited the site again yesterday, I had a strange feeling.
To provide more detailed information, attached are the soil survey report as well as feedback from the land marketer 🙂
Response to the question regarding the water:
The utility installation is complete. The remaining work there does not belong to the initial utility connection phase of the first construction stage.
You have received a soil survey report for the building plot from our Mr. XY. You can use this for your foundation planning.
The water pooling occurs when the topsoil is driven over and thus compacted. Since you will remove the topsoil for your building’s foundation and store it in piles on your property, compaction will also occur that way. Therefore, in my opinion, it does not make sense at this point to loosen up the ground.
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