What are the advantages of building on a slope?

My father bought a plot on a slope in a hill station last year to construct his vacation home. If you are also planning to buy a sloping block of land, then you’d know that a sloping block is usually less costly than a flat one. While, in most cases, people prefer flat land to sloping blocks when it comes to constructing a house, sloping blocks have some unique advantages that flat land doesn’t. What are those? Let’s find out:

• Building on sloped land along the hillside can improve the natural ventilation that your house gets. This natural ventilation is not just a source of fresh air but it also helps reduce the electricity bills of your house by becoming less reliant on ACs.

• Properties built on hillsides are relatively more energy efficient as compared to houses constructed on flat land surrounded by many other buildings. This is because they ensure better access to natural light and because of the natural ventilation (as specified above).

• Buildings on a slope generally offer amazing views. Being at a higher elevation offer panoramic views of your surroundings, whether it is of the serene ocean or the majestic mountains.

• Building on a slope forces one to add extra floor levels to maximise space and extend vertically rather than horizontally since horizontal extension would need huge reinforcement or excavation costs. The additional floor levels will surely add character to the house.

I hope now you know about the advantages of building on a steep block.

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