Building On A Granite Hill

If you are considering building a house on a sloped site let me suggest this mantra.

Building on a granite hill.

Famously used in the construction of the state capitol building texas pink granite comes from a small section of the state this rare eye catching form of granite has fascinating tales of formation and use. No house should ever be on any hill it should be of the hill belonging to it so hill and house could live together each the happier for the other this idea from frank lloyd wright continues to guide many architects challenged by a home under construction on a steep terrain. If you ve ever installed a set of granite steps you know they re heavy. You ll avoid having to cut the driveway into the side of the hill and build retaining walls to keep dirt and stone from falling onto it.

Below the top of the steps. Outer diameter steel pipes in order to lay a nice even sand bed for the pavers. Have your driveway access the home from above not below. So heavy that in order to install them a 55 000 pound truck with an 18 foot bed and crane bolted to the back needs to deliver them to the site.

As one of augusta s leading communities granite hill homes offer hardy plank siding granite kitchen countertops and stainless steel appliances. Granite hill offers quick access to augusta aiken fort gordon hospitals shopping destinations and interstate 20 and interstate 520 for travel. When compacted the gravel should be about 3 in. This will build a slight slope into the path for drainage.

If you own a set of granite steps you ve experienced their durability low maintenance and long lasting quality. You ll have to buy a pair of 10 ft long 1 in. Check with your local building department before designing your stairway. The soil cover is somewhat thin perhaps only three feet deep at most.

Decide whether you want your stone block steps to go straight up the hill switch back and forth from one landing to another or flow uphill in a gentle curve. Rake the sand back with a 2 4 maintaining an even slope photo 11. Some thought should be made towards the drainage of the basement as the water will naturally run down hill to the lake but with it being granite the water will not penetrate into the surface it will run on top of the rock and gain momentum as it falls down the hill. When building on a slope it is often best to put your front door behind the house.

The lot where i m building my new home is quite rocky. Building custom homes on the bruce peninsula building homes on solid. Obtain all necessary permits before proceeding.