Ron R
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I am a hands on DIY'er (remodeler and small building projects) but not an industry professional. I hope it is okay to join this forum and post here - I found the forum while searching for answers to my question:
Daughter wants to build a home on our property (90 acres in foothills). We have graded and compacted a pad. We are looking at mountain-style home and assessing the footprints of the plans she likes and I raised the question about the width and depth of the footprints relative to our pad size and orientation. The home needs to (for the view and for other reasons) face with the front to the East. The pad is 54' east to west, and no issues with length north and south (120 feet at least).
I understand that builders/contractors want at least 5' beyond the footprint/foundaton for drainage, and I assume access.
Remember this is a hilltop, and beyond the 54 feet (i.e., to the ground well packed to that point) there is a slope front and back. If I go right to the edge I suppose the depth woud be about 60 feet plus before the sloping - but am using 56 feet as what I consider the solid pad area.
So, I am guessing if I take 5' off the front and back depth (east to west) I can have a home with a footprint of 44', and we have found home plans that are suitable - i.e., would fit. But I am wondering if this is enough perimeter clearance as it would seem that the builders - subcontractors would like, or need, more than that for their equipment, unloading trusses and such.
There is access to the pad/foundation site on the north and south - using different roads to each side.
Anyway, as we try to decide on a home plan and modifications to a plan, I thought I should get a handle on any perimeter clearance issues first. Hope this is the forum that can help. Thanks in advance - any advice will be much appreciated by me and by my daughter.
I searched the forums first but did not find anything relevant.
Daughter wants to build a home on our property (90 acres in foothills). We have graded and compacted a pad. We are looking at mountain-style home and assessing the footprints of the plans she likes and I raised the question about the width and depth of the footprints relative to our pad size and orientation. The home needs to (for the view and for other reasons) face with the front to the East. The pad is 54' east to west, and no issues with length north and south (120 feet at least).
I understand that builders/contractors want at least 5' beyond the footprint/foundaton for drainage, and I assume access.
Remember this is a hilltop, and beyond the 54 feet (i.e., to the ground well packed to that point) there is a slope front and back. If I go right to the edge I suppose the depth woud be about 60 feet plus before the sloping - but am using 56 feet as what I consider the solid pad area.
So, I am guessing if I take 5' off the front and back depth (east to west) I can have a home with a footprint of 44', and we have found home plans that are suitable - i.e., would fit. But I am wondering if this is enough perimeter clearance as it would seem that the builders - subcontractors would like, or need, more than that for their equipment, unloading trusses and such.
There is access to the pad/foundation site on the north and south - using different roads to each side.
Anyway, as we try to decide on a home plan and modifications to a plan, I thought I should get a handle on any perimeter clearance issues first. Hope this is the forum that can help. Thanks in advance - any advice will be much appreciated by me and by my daughter.
I searched the forums first but did not find anything relevant.