Hi all,
I am planning a build in my garden, but am not sure where I should be taking the 'Natural Ground Level' measurement from?
In the pictures attached there is a large raised area at the rear of the garden (probably landscape from being one long slope 20 years ago).
I did a lot of landscaping and shifting soil a couple of years ago so now the left side is about 40cm higher than the right side - I have built a multi level deck frame.
I want to build the main building on the left side.
There was a large shed previously in this location on slabs and I have raised and lowered areas to allow me to extend this area and build the deck frame.
So, as you can see in the close up of the frame, the top level sits on a large area of soil/land (and some slabs in the corner where the old shed was), around 4m x 5m
Q1. Would this point serve as being the natural ground level?
Q2. The higher area above the pond (a closer up picture of a tree stump and a round piece of pipe) - this also makes up for the rear end of the garden, and this soil level actually sits higher (just), than the top of the deck frame - would this be considered the natural ground level?
I obviously would like the maximum flexibility for building height, so the higher the gorund level point, the better.
Thank you for any advice.
I am planning a build in my garden, but am not sure where I should be taking the 'Natural Ground Level' measurement from?
In the pictures attached there is a large raised area at the rear of the garden (probably landscape from being one long slope 20 years ago).
I did a lot of landscaping and shifting soil a couple of years ago so now the left side is about 40cm higher than the right side - I have built a multi level deck frame.
I want to build the main building on the left side.
There was a large shed previously in this location on slabs and I have raised and lowered areas to allow me to extend this area and build the deck frame.
So, as you can see in the close up of the frame, the top level sits on a large area of soil/land (and some slabs in the corner where the old shed was), around 4m x 5m
Q1. Would this point serve as being the natural ground level?
Q2. The higher area above the pond (a closer up picture of a tree stump and a round piece of pipe) - this also makes up for the rear end of the garden, and this soil level actually sits higher (just), than the top of the deck frame - would this be considered the natural ground level?
I obviously would like the maximum flexibility for building height, so the higher the gorund level point, the better.
Thank you for any advice.