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You are right of course, but I can't do the sandstone as each rock is about 1metre in Dia, so not the sort of thing to put over your shoulder, and a 35m x 1.2m high wall, might be a bit hard. Also worried about doing a 1.2 m cut within 1.5m of their house, hate to see it come over my way...

Love this line "All the allotments have been prepared and levelled and finished with a natural sandstone retaining wall" http://www.cascadegardensresidential.com/ Every lot but mine Dave

I suggested that the developer had council in his pocket, it did not go down to well. The developer is also the brother of the REA selling the development. The developer is uber rich as well, so a retaining wall would be nothing, considering all materials and gear is here now doiing stage...

Found a document today, QLD building code part 10 Retaining walls and fill http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/docs/building_codes/queensland_development_code/notReferencedInLeg/QDC_Part10.pdf It clearly shows on page six that the soil ramp used for retaining should have started 1.5 m inside the...

Developer playing hard ball, but we all agreed that the house next door was the problem. They had built using waffle pod base so the slab sat on top of the ground about 2 ft, and then filled the site making it 2 ft higher on that side an then battering the fill onto my block. The fall on...

Well, spoke to Council and Building services today, both basically fobbed me back off to each other, but they think there is no legislation in place re: retaining walls in QLD. Their suggestion, get solicitors involved pffft It's annoying as the whole estate is as Tizzy describes, levelled...

Hoping for a couple of months fences pending. next door to the right is fine, he just did a timber picket fence the same as what the estate is after on his one acre block by himself with a mate to help, He's got in and got all the uprights done, and a great job compared to the so called...

Last one for Rocky, and thanks. Dave

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Thanks mate, the place has charged along since yesterday:D This is how it looks now. Dave

Except I am not retaining soil on my property, it will be retaining soil on their property. I am simply getting rid of dirt that should not be there in the first place. It is only about $900 extra so $450 each for the wall. Dave

Hi all, just finishing a new house and it has a slight issue in that the house next door is about 2 ft higher than mine (Terraced Blocks). Throughout the rest of the estate the developer has done sandstone rock retaining walls, but for some reason this one has not got one on this side, but...