Erosion issue in my new house...any ideas on what to do? (HOA)

[vthok]

I moved into a new house (new subdivision) in Fuquay a few months ago. Our house lot sits on a piece of land that is about 3 ft higher than the lot behind us. So the end of our lot is just a slope of dirt that leads into the other lot behind us.

Should this have a retaining wall or something else that the builder should have put in to prevent dirt from moving? We already have a trench in my backyard that was shown up through erosion and have another corner of the backyard eroding.

Any people/depts to call in Fuquay to make the builder fix this problem because it doesnt seem right to me that nothing was put up to prevent the dirt from our lot shifting into the neighbors lot behind us whenever we have a good rain.

Thanks/

[PDXmom]

Originally Posted by vthok

I moved into a new house (new subdivision) in Fuquay a few months ago. Our house lot sits on a piece of land that is about 3 ft higher than the lot behind us. So the end of our lot is just a slope of dirt that leads into the other lot behind us.

Should this have a retaining wall or something else that the builder should have put in to prevent dirt from moving? We already have a trench in my backyard that was shown up through erosion and have another corner of the backyard eroding.

Any people/depts to call in Fuquay to make the builder fix this problem because it doesnt seem right to me that nothing was put up to prevent the dirt from our lot shifting into the neighbors lot behind us whenever we have a good rain.

Thanks/

There is a home in our neighhborhood with a similar issue. The homeowner did end up having erosion issues and the building came back and put in a few rocks to "hold" the bank. But honestly it seems like that lot will need a retaining wall sooner or later. The bank is a little higher than yours.

Can you grade it slightly and get some sort of vegetation (ground cover) to grow on it? I think that would help hold it in place. This would be a less expensive option. I wouldn't recommend grass as it will be difficult to mow if it's a steep slope.

But if you are seeing erosion call the builder while it's still under warranty.
Good luck!!

[RDSLOTS]

Three homeowners in a neighborhood I lived in, previously, went to the HOA to enlist their aid for an issue just like yours. With the backing of the HOA, the builder listened, and fixed the problems in their back yards before it went any further -- the problem and the attempts to get it corrected.

It depends upon just how bad the erosion is, as to whether you need a retaining wall. You may be able to help the situation by planting things to hold the ground -- a nursery or landscaper could make some suggestions, which you could work into a plan, and present to the builder/developer.

[coltank]

If you bought a new home, did it come with a warranty? Most of the bigger homebuilders at least would have something like that covered in their warranty.

[jarica3]

Originally Posted by vthok

I moved into a new house (new subdivision) in Fuquay a few months ago. Our house lot sits on a piece of land that is about 3 ft higher than the lot behind us. So the end of our lot is just a slope of dirt that leads into the other lot behind us.

Should this have a retaining wall or something else that the builder should have put in to prevent dirt from moving? We already have a trench in my backyard that was shown up through erosion and have another corner of the backyard eroding.

Any people/depts to call in Fuquay to make the builder fix this problem because it doesnt seem right to me that nothing was put up to prevent the dirt from our lot shifting into the neighbors lot behind us whenever we have a good rain.

Thanks/

Did you ever get this fixed? I see it has been a few years...I am going through a very similar situation now and am overwhelmed with what I should do?