Tips for Buying Land, Water Issues
By mati. Filed in Tips for Buying Land |Tags: Buying Land, Monolithic Dome, Tips for Buying Land
The next thing you have to consider, when looking for the perfect piece of land to put your monolithic dome on, is what happens when it rains. If flood rain was pouring down, where would the water go, where would it collect on the land, how deep would it be, and would this be a problem for your house or garage? I have seen people building houses in the middle of gulleys! I have seen people putting their front door at the bottom of a hill where rain water pours in through the front door and across their living room floor! Now what in the world were they thinking???
The truth is, they probably weren’t thinking about these kinds of issues at all. They just flattened the dirt a bit and plopped the house down where they wanted it, without any thought behind it. So, beware! There are so many things to think about when buying a piece of land. Here are just a few:
Number one is AFFORDABILITY
Number two is LOCATION
Number three is THE LOOK OF THE LAND, view etc.
Number four is WATER ISSUES, which is what this post is about.
Besides looking at where the natural water ways are, there could be “unnatural” water ways, too. Look around to see if someone has diverted a culvert onto the land you are interested in. Unbelievable as it may seem, I have actually seen this happen. Sometimes, people will put up a piece of land for sale because the water that flows through the land makes it virtually unbuildable, unless you are planning to build your house on sticks. And, there is no way they are going to tell you, a potential buyer, what you are getting into. So, you must be aware, or you can get yourself in more trouble than you can imagine!
The third water issue has to do with drainage. If the plot is flat and the ground is clay, you’ll have drainage issues and water can collect and turn your whole yard into mud. Don’t buy a piece of land with drainage issues, even though it may be cheap. (That is probably WHY it is cheap!)
And, while we’re talking about water, you might also want to check with a real estate or insurance agent if the land is in the flood plain, just to be on the safe side.
Once you have assured yourself that the lot is both affordable and buildable, and that your house will stay dry, no matter how much it rains, put a ring around the lot number to mark that it is a definite maybe, but don’t make a final decision yet.
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