When you have a construction project, the plans tend to start at stage two rather than stage one. The architect’s drawings, computerised now of course, are based on the land being ready for the construction to take place. But that can sometimes be like putting the cart before the horse. The piece of land you have designs on wasn’t put there especially for you. It has a history, and even if there doesn’t seem to be any sign of activity there at the moment, significant things may have taken place there in the past. There could be more to it than meets the eye, and it may need considerable preparation, a lot of undoing before the doing can begin.
To start at the beginning, you need to get your land looked at by a specialist, a professional earthworks contractor. In fact, it would have been worth getting this company involved before you even went ahead with the purchase, but that’s a consideration for next time. Let’s say you’re addressing the situation now.
Since the land is in the Sunshine Coast area, it would be helpful to have your land preparation for construction handled by a firm that knows this part of the world. Geology varies throughout the world and throughout Australia, and some types of land are easier to work with than others in this respect. If you were setting up a farm you would have the soil checked out in advance, and if you’re putting up buildings there are things to be taken into consideration too.
A good professional earthworks company can make relatively light work of the preparation through having skilled workers using the latest high-quality excavation machinery. They will also approach the project with a certain sensitivity, getting the job done with minimal collateral damage. Put yourself in the hands of a gung-ho crew and you’re in danger of being the charmless bully with no regard for the environment.
The good earthworks company carries out land preparation for construction with modern equipment, with one eye on keeping the noise down and restricting exhaust emissions. In other words, there is a way of doing this sort of thing while being a responsible citizen, and in this part of the world, where we are so blessed by nature, isn’t it a good thing to get results while causing as little damage as possible?
Be Careful Because You May Reap What You Sow
If there is a lot of vegetation on the land you’re developing, ripping it out by the roots can destabilise the land, potentially leading to problems in future. Having a thoughtful local excavation firm on the Sunshine Coast carrying out the work can avoid trouble. In addition, if you have a lot of plant debris to get rid of, what are you going to do with it? The thoughtless way of old was exactly that: don’t think about it. Out of sight is out of mind. But what if all this now-destroyed vegetation could do some good for someone else? What if it can be turned into mulch and used for the benefit of our public parks, for instance?
Thinking ahead and trying to turn a negative into a positive is what separates 21st-century humans from our ancestors, who may have been perfectly decent people but had no idea about conservation or recycling in the cause of looking after the planet.
Choosing a Contractor to Prepare Your Land for a New Build
Leaving aside the eco warrior stance for a second, it is important to find an experienced company that can get your job done quickly and efficiently, and therefore it is vital that you talk to them to get an idea of what they can do and how they see the project. It is, after all, they who will be doing this on your behalf, so it’s their experience and expertise you’re relying on. An experienced property developer may pick up a certain amount of knowledge along the way, but it is always good to let the experts do their stuff. It is even more important for someone with little or no experience of this kind of thing to find the right partner and let them get on with it.
If they happen to offer services such as mulching, and their equipment is thoroughly up to date, these are signs that they are a modern contractor with their heart in the right place, and that’s a good character to have on your side.
