1.5 meters below the road edge

2020-06-22 15:12:34

As long as the plots sell like hotcakes, they will only do the bare minimum

2020-06-22 15:37:41

then that exceeds our scope, as it also adds that the property is located in earthquake zone Class 2

2020-06-22 15:44:50

or you consider designing the entrance area "differently." It is similar for us and we always thought that we would have to catch the entrance area with steps up to the sidewalk edge. Then the landscape gardener gave us an idea: to make the entrance accessible from the side of the carport driveway. Because we will ALWAYS go from the carport side to the entrance and actually never directly from the street. We catch the overhang to the sidewalk with natural seating blocks and a grass bed. This also provides privacy at the same time. Here are some pictures (taken from the carport):

That is really a pretty solution to the problem! The only point that comes to mind is heavy rain – don’t you have a risk that all the street water will first happily collect on your property? And where is the sewer’s backflow level?

2020-06-22 16:10:49

The only point that comes to my mind is heavy rain – don’t you have a risk that all the street water first happily collects on your property? And where is the backwater level of the sewer system?

I would think of Bircorinne regarding the driveway width, cistern, infiltration trench – the last sentence already has more serious implications.

2020-06-22 16:52:18

Water still unfortunately does not flow uphill. Therefore, when building a house lower down, you save money by raising the ground level but may have to pump sewage and (even worse) rainwater... And that for a lifetime. So wouldn't it be better to invest once in the earthworks?

2020-06-23 07:09:26

I'm also currently thinking about the drainage. However, our site manager and the landscaping contractor are rather relaxed about it because our corner plot is like a wedge that water flows past on the left and right.

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