Areas — Modbury 5092 · City of Tea Tree Gully · about 15 km from the CBD
Earthworks in Modbury.
Modbury's original 1960s and 70s housing is steadily being replaced or extended, and the blocks often come with old retaining and levels set fifty years ago. Civil work here tends to start by understanding what the previous builder left in the ground.
The ground and the work in Modbury
Older walls on these blocks were frequently built without engineering or drainage, and some are now leaning or failing. Where a new dwelling relies on them, they are usually replaced with an engineered wall rather than patched, and the drainage behind it is done properly this time.
Toward the eastern side the ground rises, and stormwater management becomes part of every site: pads benched into the slope, cut-off drains above them, and discharge to the approved point.