Thread: Best (easiest?) way to setup a level area on a sloping block?

Hi folks, this seems like the most appropriate subform to post this, so here I go:

I am soon to own a long wheelbase van, and plan to do a lot of my own work. The problem comes to having a nice level area where I can jack up the van to actually do the work.

I basically have no level ground to speak of. The garage has been built up to level with bessa block retaining walls, but of course the van is high roof as well, so no chance it will fit in there!

I have an area I'd like to use, but it currently has a downward slope with roughly a 1m drop.

Just wondering what you would do to level that off? And more importantly what it's easy to do with minimal fuss for a regular kind of guy?

I think it's going to need some fill obviously, I can hire a Dingo and fix that easy. But not sure about what to use for the wall? Or how high is safe for a DIY job?

Just looking around for options and came across Versawall. The webpage says that you can use them to build unreinforced retaining walls up to 800mm without engineering advice? (I checked the Brisbane Council website and it's okay to build up to 2m without a development application. Then they also say that building approval is required if the wall is closer than 1.5m to an existing building... and it would be ideal to join up just below the existing garage level... oh boy...)

Would it cost a bunch less to use those big old timber sleepers, if they can still be found? Or is that not such a great choice because of termites?

Let me know your thoughts.