construction site Basically, Site selection is the process of examining multiple options and assessing their relative merits and demerits. It comes immediately after the completion of assessment. Natural defects of a site will involve considerable expenditure on construction and maintenance of the building. Therefore, the following factors should be considered while selecting a building site for your house: Type of ground soil Soil type is a core factor of holding the foundation of a house. Knowing the soil type and its ability to hold the foundation of a house is very important. Compact soil is ideal for a building site. In general, for most satisfactory constructions, the site should have rock, sand or dense soil below 60cm to 120cm layer of light soil or even black cotton soil. The ground soil should be good enough to provide economical foundations for the intended building without causing any problems. Moist and loose soil is not suitable for holding a building foundation. Topogr