Work begins for driveway and retaining wall

After many months of careful planning, studying for and obtaining an owner builder certificate, working with Chris (our very talented architect), submitting plans to council, geo testing, hydraulics, arborist, engineers, building certifier, resubmitting plans and finding the right contractors (phew), we have finally started (with our trusty site manager Pete)... on the next stage of building driveway access and retaining walls en route. It's a first step but a very important one, which we hope to complete before the rains start this season.

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Wall cutting done, aggy pipe and behind-wall fill installed

Today was a big success, the rest of the wall was cut by allcoast saw cutting and the drainage behind the wall was installed. This consists of an aggy pipe with aggregate stones on top and finally soil as the final layer. Peter was able to use the stockpile of soil on site and ordered exactly the right amount of drainage gravel (10 meters) for the job. Well done Pete!

Where it all started...

We saw this add in front of a realestate agent and decided to make an offer. After some negotiation, we finally secured the property for AUD$182K.

Top section poured today

What an improvement, just seeing this top section poured really shows how the whole driveway is coming together and also how much load it can handle. Having both a loaded concrete truck and pump truck being able to get up the driveway and be both on it at the same time, tells us that the driveway is doing what it's promised - it's able to handle very heavy vehicles and look ascetically pleasing as well as providing drainage and retaining functions for that part of the slope. Peter, Will and Clynton were all on deck today, pushing out the slab which looks fantastic. Job well done guys.

15 Camille Court, Mt Coolum

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