Grading and drainage on an established Point Cook block
Twenty years of gardens change where water goes.
In short: The grading signed off at handover is rarely the grading you inherit.
What changes
Owners add garden beds, paving, decking and retaining. Each one alters the fall.
What we find
Ground sloping back towards the house, and downpipes discharging onto the ground rather than into the system.
Why it compounds
Water held at the perimeter drives ground movement and supplies termites at the same time.
How to check
Walk the perimeter after rain and watch where water sits.
How it gets fixed
Regrading, drainage or redirecting a downpipe. Usually inexpensive relative to the consequences.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Point Cook. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
