re: Building a house on a sloped lot

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Dude I was making a light hearted joke

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You are very sensitive just because I questioned your knowledge.

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I don’t have the first fricking clue about a sloped lot foundation whatever and never hinted at it either

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We know.

Since you will probably need an architect eventually, I'd contact one of them first and ask if they work with any specific engineers and surveyors. Usually they have their "favorites". You'll need all 3 but the bulk of the work will be the architectural plans so he'll probably sub-contract an engineer and surveyor.

Bottom line is you want 3 that can/will work together.

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Pretty much every house in north GA is built on a slope, and it's apparently not a big deal for them.

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My guess is that the poster is from Louisiana and the dumbshit contractors in Louisiana don't know how to build on a slope

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Geotech's who performed soil analysis don't have capability to tell you this?

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They'll make recommendations on a foundation system based on the soil conditions, but they won't design it for you.

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Louisiana and the dumb shite contractors in Louisiana don't know how to build on a slope

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Maybe because it's not a common practice in South Louisiana, I bet the dumb shite contractors in GA don't know shite about building a house piers.

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You post some of the dumbest shite

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Isn't that the purpose of the OT?

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I'm sure no engineering work was done in that 2 months. Actually, I hope there wasn't and your house falls.

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We did't hire an engineer I can tell you that for damned sure. You're like the lawyer who says "oh no you have to have a lawyer if you get a speeding ticket"

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Last I checked this was still America. Build whatever you want. Obama isn't president anymore.

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If he is paying cash for it then you are absolutely right. But good luck with the bank with that attitude.

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Then your GC consulted with the engineer for you, he didnt just send a dumb redneck out there on an excavator and tell him to just build it how he thought it was best.

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Okay, so my original point stands "isn't that something your GC could tell you?" Because WE didn't hire an engineer, but you're probably correct in that he did consult with one, I wouldn't know, didn't ask to be honest.

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So did you just build a structure without permits, or are you just clueless as to what actually took place on your job?

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Dude I live in BFE, my nearest neighbor is 5 miles away by road, I own 300 acres. We have a local town, but they have nothing as far as building permits or regulations. I could build a replica of the twin towers in my field without consulting with any government officials if I wanted to (though the neighbors might complain)

And I have no knowledge of how things are done, that's why I hired a general contractor who literally built the house while I was out of the country.

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Especially if they deal with entire subdivisions and roads/sewers/drainage/utilities, etc.

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There are basically no if any GC's that have engineers on staff to handle roads/sewers/drainage and utilities for entire subdivisions. I said in my original post your GC could tell you if he has engineers on staff, the majority of them do not.