I'm new here so be nice. I'm a home builder in PA and wanted to get some different opinions on a problem I'm running into. I have a lot that is a beautiful flat 3/4 acre. It has about an 10' climb from the front of the lot to about 100' back (which is flat considering the neighborhood). The lot is about 100' wide and 250' or so long. I want to build a nice 1700 sq ft cape cod on it and put a garage under it. I have to have the driveway at the front of the lot (there is a paved road in back too!), but I'm having issues designing the layout around the house. Of course I need the basement slab to be above the street level for drainage, but that means that I'm going to have a good portion of the basement out of the ground. I can dig the basement and driveway as deep as I need to, I just don't want the run off from the driveway coming back towards the house. Is there a building technique or system that I'm not aware of that addresses this?
What is a good "fall" for a driveway to safely channel water away from the house? (1 inch per...) Ideally I'd like to keep the house as close to the road as possible - 50 feet or so. At this rate to have a 50' drive way with 2' fall I'm looking at the basement only in the ground about 4 feet - at best. Any and all help is appreciated!
What is a good "fall" for a driveway to safely channel water away from the house? (1 inch per...) Ideally I'd like to keep the house as close to the road as possible - 50 feet or so. At this rate to have a 50' drive way with 2' fall I'm looking at the basement only in the ground about 4 feet - at best. Any and all help is appreciated!
