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The main difficulties of building a country house on a plot with a steep slope

Some people believe that it is better to buy a flat area. Others believe that the area with a bias - a gift of fate, and specifically looking for such a place to build a country house. What awaits them? As the plot flaws on the slopes turn into advantages? The answers in this article.

Content:

Projects of houses on the slopes
The complexity of building a house on a hillside
Recommendations for those who want to build a house on a hillside

The advantages of home on a plot with a steep slope

House on a plot with a slope certainly is beautiful, unusual and has a special power.

Cause? A relatively flat area of a square or rectangular shape looks ordinary. The eye does not catch hold. After all, on a subconscious level, man seeks to escape from the unusual nature of right angles and strict geometry. City resident, after watching plenty of life to the lifeless "box", wants to land with a "twist". A plots on the slope, usually offered in the scenic and undeveloped people places. For example, in the woods.

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In the mountains.

On a completely wild areas where modern house, and that's the "trick", it looks like an alien from another planet.

If not stingy, with the house on the slopes will be opened magnificent views.

On the site on a slope, is where carousing architect and landscape designer.

On the slope of harmoniously looks house in a traditional style.

High-tech project

Mini home.

And more traditional houses of the Russian Federation.

We think very few people indifferent to the project shown above. If you've already hit on the idea buy a plot on a slope and build a house thereIt's time to come down from heaven to earth. Remember first disadvantage this dream.

The steeper the slope of the area, the more expensive it will cost you to build a house.

Construction difficulties at home on a plot with a slope

So, it is difficult to build a house on an uneven plot? First we show you the results of a survey on the portal.

Many novice developers would like to buy a lot, but, as practice shows, the majority have no idea what they're getting into.

LadyA

Participant FORUMHOUSE

I want to buy a plot with a slope of about 45 - 60 degrees. The house will be at the top. Tell us about the pros and cons of building on this site.

According to bond1973, it is - on the fan section. LadyA are big expenses for territory arrangement and construction of the foundation. Although in terms of design - an interesting place. Do not take the northern slope. Better South.

It is necessary to check whether the surface water runoff from upstream areas. Otherwise, all the water will go to you.

Altruist

user FORUMHOUSE

Yes... and the slope! We'll have to be a mountaineer. I have a drop of 6 meters by 30 meters. Measured surveyor. Before building a house had to do the layout area. Soil - sand. Everything crumbles. Rescued retaining wall height of 2500 mm. Enter into the courtyard of the truck, it is still a job. We have to be dispersed for 100 meters. So, the slope - it is not only interesting design solutions, but also big cash costs. Even the shed, and the first hard put.

capello

user FORUMHOUSE

My wife and I looked carefully plot to build a house on a slope. According to the owner, the slope of 15 degrees. whether it is suitable for the construction? How to beat the slope? Cutting down? Pour? Help Board!

The site user circled column yellow rectangle. Geology showed that the soil in the area of 1300 mm black soil, and then clay.

Dimon2012

user FORUMHOUSE

Do not fight with a slope, beat it! It is possible to realize very interesting projects. For example, to make a split-level house with entrance through the upper floor. The only condition - whether you have enough money for it?

Spacewalker

Architect

Will do terracing portion retaining walls. To arrange a shut-off drainage through the levels to counteract smearing of the topsoil.

The regeneration of the site on a slope immediately think over where you get to the ground, so as not to stir up and loosen the soil several times.

Jtdesign, looking at the photo section, voiced concern:

Where will the entrance to the site?
If the ground is not stable, if a landslide happen?
Not every building machinery can operate on a steep slope without danger of capsize.

With the construction of houses on the slopes make a topographical shooting site. So you know the exact value of the slope and elevation. Then driven into land in the "figure", for the development of a 3D model for the structure design and precise "landings" in the section of the house.

Order geological engineering. T. without a precise knowledge of the composition of the soil and its bearing capacity, tendency to collapse and sag, to build a house on an uneven site -. lottery.

So, the second drawback on the side portion.

For town and country planning and construction of the house involved a geologist and surveyor, and it is - the additional costs.

Do you think that's all?

Svetlana

Participant FORUMHOUSE

We bought a plot of 12 acres. The difference in height of 5 meters. Sloping portion from south to north. The lower part of portion damp and marshy. So the house will build as high as possible on the slope. Entrance to the site is located on top. It is also a problem. It is unclear how to fit there, and the house and garage. The house will have to bury in the slope. Build ground floor. I can not find on the Internet at home project, which I will do. If you order custom design, it's - it's expensive. I am waiting for tips on how to arrange the plot with the slope.

Common situation? Let's see what will advise users of the portal.

Sheatfish

I have a site with a large bias. At the bottom of the creek flows. "Box" orientated to the cardinal. Front of the house faces south. The inputs to the first and ground floors of the east. Access roads to the south. House "planted" as high as possible. Entrance to the house through the terrace. To save the earth from the pit swung on the road leading to the house. But then I had to deliver another ten 20-ton trucks for the dumping of the road. It turned out area and the normal way for the passage of heavy machinery. The site still have to pour, to level irregularities and terraced.

In the photo below, the house on the slope of the portal user Cabin boy.

The view from the bottom of the plot.

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On site, an area of 10 acres, 8 trucks ordered ground to bedding. This is not enough. For terracing, you will need another 20 machines.

This house of aerated concrete as with magazine pictures, on a slope with a vertical drop of 11 meters in, User Portal 4u4undr.

Stages of construction.

Impressive scale excavation with digging the foundation pit.

Soil piled down the hill for bedding.

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Foundation pit digging JCB in 3 shifts. We chose about 500 cubic meters of soil. A couple of times, when the excavator drove down the ground area, thinking that he will turn over, but it had passed.

What do we tell? If you build a house on a hillside, the mentally prepare for a large volume of earthworks. You have to order trucks for bedding ground for the formation of terraces and more. D. What does this mean? That's right - the additional cash costs.

Another difficulty, as this heavy equipment - trucks, concrete mixers, "barge" with blocks, boards, trucks, will stop off at the station? Anyone who is building a house, familiar eternal Russian problem - the lack of access roads. Even on the flat areas in the spring and fall, truck you done with difficulty, or even get stuck. If the construction of the summer there is a house that is worth to go shower, and a primer raskisnet. Plots on the slope, as a rule, are located, or in the suburbs, where there are no proper roads, or in densely populated village, where the step to the left or right and the car, flying down the slope, demolishing the fence neighbor. Draw your own conclusions. And this - The third problem is the uneven areas.

The complexity of logistics processes, so that a truck with a cargo traveled to the site and slid down the slope during unloading.

Go ahead. If we analyze the photo above, most of the houses on the slope stand on a high pedestal. This beautiful and solved the problem of where to place storeroom.

683162

user FORUMHOUSE

I have a site on the slope. In addition to gorgeous lake view, one of the advantages of home became a basement. If the land was flat, it would not make a basement. Expensive. And so, we had to be puzzled. Now the basement housed a workshop, storage room, boiler room and laundry room.

House with basement, embedded in the hillside - not cheap pleasure.

And it's not only a great material consumption and a full basement mandatory measures for wastewater from areas subgrade and foundation, Arrangement of drainage systems and waterproofing.

Strunin

user FORUMHOUSE

I happened to be in the house size 12x12 m, built on the hillside. When viewed from the road, the house is not very big. But if it is to get around, you see 5 floors! T. e., at the expense of the cap portion with the second input of the first turned on, and the front on the third floor. The house is worth and do not slide. Although I know another example. A house built on a slope. Save on a foundation and, soon, the structure has left down.

In most cases, the plots on the slope, if it is - not wasteland, expensive. Simple house, standard design, no longer build. It requires individual design, so that the house looked a winner on a difficult site.

therefore combine two drawbacks uneven portion under the fourth number.

If your intention is to build a house on a site with a gradient, you will have to use a professional designer foundation services and architect designer. And this is - a new item of expenditure.

And for dessert. The house is on a slope 4u4undr It looks great in any season. For example, in the winter.

And more 4u4undr built a track for children to ride the slope.

Watch a video showing how cool to have a site with a slope. Launching of Tübingen.

On the desk.

And snowboarding.

But every coin has a reverse side. Snow can be a big problem.

Once upon a time there were steps.

To clear the snow from the area on the slope is more complicated than a flat, even if there is snow tools.

Slope fraught with problems where you least expect them.

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After a snowfall or a thaw, there is a chance not to leave the area in the hill even an SUV. When was the cold I went down without any problems. In the evening, when I was about to leave, the snow has melted, and I did not save the four-wheel drive. Wheels fail. Buksuesh. Slightly pereuserdstvuesh and the car withdraws aside. Sdaosh ago - drags into a ditch. In general, the more extreme.

And this is the fifth flaw area with a slope.

Summarizing

The plot is sloping so good that it can be endlessly to dream and to realize any design and architectural delights. The only question is, will there be enough money for everything, because for normal operation "of the earth at an angle" a lot will not leave it for later. We'll have to immediately solve dozens of issues that do not think about when building a house on a normal site. For example:

Is it necessary to strengthen the slope or not.
What material to use for the "reinforcement" of soil.
Is there a danger of gradual washout of the soil under the foundation of meltwater.
Not whether this will lead to the loss of the bearing capacity of foundation soil.
Do popolzot slope down because of the additional load, if the "put" to him the house.
Do we need retaining walls.
How to make a fence on the slopeThat it did not lay down, he looked miserable and did not cost too much.
How to organize the access roads for cars and not go broke ground on importation.
As the drive portion in a mixer or truck and avoid emergency.
Which technique to choose to build on a slope, so that the machine does not tumbled down.

Therefore, before you decide on buying rough area, carefully weigh its pros and cons. Calculate, based on the design, construction budget and only then make an informed choice.

We recommend that the subject - The house is on a small sklonchike such a difference of 11 meters, Which describes in detail the advantages and difficulties of the construction of aerated concrete chalets on a steep slope.

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