Homebuilding & Renovating

Building on a sloping site

GRADIENTS AND ANGLES

Firstly, let’s clarify what we mean by gentle and steep slopes. To give some additional context, in the construction industry, gradients and angles are regularly referred to as slope ratios. For example, a 1:12 slope means one that takes a distance of

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