Areas — Mitcham 5062 · City of Mitcham · about 7 km from the CBD
Earthworks in Mitcham.
From the flats near the old village to the hillside streets above it, Mitcham is defined by slope. Builders working here deal with benching, retaining between levels, and stormwater that has to be controlled on its way downhill to the street or an easement.
The ground and the work in Mitcham
On a sloping site, getting the cut-and-fill balance right decides the earthworks budget. We work it out from the levels before the first bucket so cart-off and imported fill are planned quantities rather than surprises.
Water running down a slope will find the weakest point in a wall or a pad. Agricultural drains behind retaining, cut-off drains above pads and properly fallen stormwater are built in as part of the earthworks, checked before they are covered.