Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 161Aug 30, 2015 9:54 pm Hello! Yes, we are in brisbane, just 2kms out from the City. We didn't have to pay for contour survey separately, the person that did the drawings just got that data from somewhere. The soil and report was $440 all up for us. I just checked and we have paid the certifier $1682.50 and that included energy report of $165. The BA drawings were $2300 (inc $660 cause we have to build over an unused council pipe in the back yard) The DA drawings were $ 1650 Hope this helps. All these costs have been paid sometime in the last year. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 162Jan 14, 2016 1:15 pm We're going to be re-stumping and raising our house as well as adding a deck as soon as we sell an investment property. And then, down the track when we have more money (possible 5 years after raising) we'd like to build in under. My first question is, do we need complete plans done now that include the build underneath, in order to raise? Or, are plans where underneath is all open good enough for now? I imagine where the stumps go will impact what layout you can have downstairs later on... Can you lay a slab without the build-in plans, or do you need to know where future plumbing etc. will be for the slab? Second question, I imagine the height you can raise to (I'm in south Brisbane, not sure if BCC allows heights of 8.5 or 9.5m where I am) is determined from the ground to the highest point of the roof. Is there a special instrument I can measure this so I know how much higher I can raise? Our house is on a slope. I haven't spoken to any professionals yet as a bit early for that but want to understand as much as I can about the process now. Thanks all. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 163Jan 15, 2016 1:08 pm simnatped My first question is, do we need complete plans done now that include the build underneath, in order to raise? Or, are plans where underneath is all open good enough for now? If you are doing it in stages just submit plans that cover each stage. However the rub is you'll be stung for an additional application fee for each stage. simnatped I imagine where the stumps go will impact what layout you can have downstairs later on... simnatped Can you lay a slab without the build-in plans, or do you need to know where future plumbing etc. will be for the slab? simnatped Second question, I imagine the height you can raise to (I'm in south Brisbane, not sure if BCC allows heights of 8.5 or 9.5m where I am) is determined from the ground to the highest point of the roof. Is there a special instrument I can measure this so I know how much higher I can raise? Our house is on a slope. Its been 8.5M for many years. I doubt it is any higher now. There may be a tool, but you can easily measure it yourself - get in your attic and measure the ceiling to roof height. Then measure outside from ground to floor, and floor to ceiling. (make sue you add in thickness of the floors /ceiling. Add the measurements. At what point on the ground you can measure from is often defined in the town plan. I would pop in to BCC in person and have a chat with a town planner for 10 mins about all these things, and get him to give you references in the town plan or Qld Development Code where he gets his info form. Then double check it yourself online (most important, because you want to verify any info a public servant gives you). The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 3436 Currently renovating, and our main lounge is 5m x 10m, with a cathedral roof peaking at 6.5m high. Currently have tiles on concrete slab. Room is very hard to heat. I am… 0 5227 hey there! 😊 so, it’s kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 21240 |