Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 43Jul 02, 2007 10:05 pm wyld Hi David, your draftsman should include the footing details on the drawings for engineers approval, we used Contract Design Staff Ph 07 3892 4360 who do the drawings and engineering certs, you should have the plans done up to include all the renovations at the same time, it took us about 8 weeks to finalise the plans and was probably the hardest part of the whole project and probably the most important! Oh, I've got all those details over 20 a3 pages from draftsman and engineer- my question was can you rely on a concretor to accurately mark out a slab and other critical items post bracket locations when there is only half of the house to go by - the other half won't be constructed until later in the project. Or is it better to use a surveyor to mark out the site prior to this so there shouldn't be any mistakes. Quote: We used a Kordon Termite Barrier from East Coast Pest Management Ph Mick on 0412898008. Thanks. Quote: PS. The concreting was the worst aspect of our project, I wish I'd taken a couple of days off work to watch the concreting as short cuts seem to be the order of the day in that industry and it affects everything from that point onwards... Engineer as well as certifier require to inspect slab prior to being poured. I'm required to have an engineer sign off on the slab construction due to soft but non-reactive soils. What kind of ******* work would one look out for ? I've got some house raising companies quoting on the house at the moment. Some will do slabs (using subbies) and others won't. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 44Jul 03, 2007 11:42 am re slab, make sure the concreter uses a vibrator (ours did not ) and a helicopter (ours did ) If its critical where posts etc are for future work pay a surveyor for sure, our concreter didn't even put in the threaded rod to make installing the studs easier for the builder, we ended up having to dynabolt them. Our floor while not the worst coudl definitely ahve been better, If I did it again I'd hire a dumpy level (and learn how to use it!) and watch every second of the pour and concreting! Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 45Jul 03, 2007 11:54 am wyld re slab, make sure the concreter uses a vibrator (ours did not ) ......sorry....couldn't resist.... Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 46Jul 03, 2007 9:14 pm Fantastic thread Wyld!
What did the actual raise end up costing you? The build under is no worries for me to DIY (and probably save a stack!). I have to remove a dozen concrete stumps and replace with RSJ's to open up downstairs anyway (which is 2200 to bottom of floor board supports) so if a raise isn't a big difference I will probably invest some $$$ wisely there. I know a plumber and a sparky which is handy. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 47Jul 03, 2007 9:25 pm Hey Mick, the actual raise and new posts was $29,500 including all the excavation, 23 new gal posts (1/2 of them 100mm and 1/2 75mm) and about 5 beams (1 galvanised as it was under the deck) we used Budget House Raising who were a bit dearer than another firm but were definitely worth it for advice, workmanship (and they don't sub the work out, all their own guys). Suggest lifting as high as council allows (8500mm in our case) if practical as the extra costs are only marginal and you can usually end up with 2700 ceiling height under if you have a flat block (we didn't) cheers wyld Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 48Jul 03, 2007 9:30 pm wyld re slab, make sure the concreter uses a vibrator (ours did not ) and a helicopter (ours did ) If its critical where posts etc are for future work pay a surveyor for sure, our concreter didn't even put in the threaded rod to make installing the studs easier for the builder, we ended up having to dynabolt them. I'm hoping to get a concretor that does alot of work for the house raising co. so they know the typical procedures. Still getting quotes atm - only had one around and a couple expected in the next week. Quote: Our floor while not the worst coudl definitely ahve been better, If I did it again I'd hire a dumpy level (and learn how to use it!) and watch every second of the pour and concreting! We're planning on putting proper timber floors over batens downstairs at a later date. Advice taken. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 49Jul 03, 2007 9:53 pm wyld Budget House Raising who were a bit dearer than another firm That don't sound right, I'll shoot them off an email tomorrow. Quote: but were definitely worth it for advice, workmanship (and they don't sub the work out, all their own guys). Suggest lifting as high as council allows (8500mm in our case) around 8300 in my case. I've been told this existing house is quite easy to do, majority underneath is already excavated, but theres still some left to do as well as some extra at the back. I'll wait for the quotes before I believe that. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 50Jul 04, 2007 1:51 am Hey David, I rechecked on raising, here's the break up...
1. raise house on drop on blocks $3800+GST 2. 21pcs 75x75x4 gal posts $6090+GST 3. 22pcs 100x100x4 gal posts $7480+GST 4. 8 sets of bacing $800+GST (could have done better here) 5. 2 pcs 250pfcx10m 1 pce 180pccx4.4m 1 pce 180pfc(gal)x4m $4370+GST 6. excavator $95hr bobct $85hr Trucks $80hr+GST soon adds up, so the 'raising' itself is the cheap part! cheers wyld Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 51Jul 13, 2007 6:07 pm wyld Hey David, I rechecked on raising, here's the break up... House Raise $4000 Steel Stumps $375ea x 26 = $7150 Steelwork 180PFC $100 x 64 = $6400 Steelwork 250PFC $150 x 7 = $1050 Bracing $150 x 5 = $750 [all +GST] On top of this, I've also got around 20 galvanised stirips for timber posts to be installed that also need to go in, but I'm thinking it might be best to leave them to when the slab gets done. Add to this, site level and existing stump removal which might be a bit involved. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 52Jul 14, 2007 5:20 am Hi David,
thought this would be about the mark, on our job there was quite a bit of clearing etc with bobcat and also needed a mini excavator at one stage and this is where the $4200+ brought the value up. I must say all 3 companies we sourced quotes on were very closely priced (within $1500 of each other) so it comes down to preference probably more than the bucks. The company who did ours included bituminising (good word?, sounds good!) the bottom of the posts for extra protection and all PFCS were painted (one which is under the deck was gal) We did discover that the posts were not 100% in line, this was probably more the case of the beams being all over the place as the house was built in the 1920's rather than lack of care but it would be to oversee this carefully when the raisers put in the posts as it is not super critical to them but causes the builder (or yourself) more work down the track... PS. get rid of any asbestos now before the house is raised as it will be cheaper, we mistakenly left the toilet stack attached to the house which was asbestos and ended up being a big job when up in the air rather than on the ground.. cheers Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 53Aug 09, 2007 12:00 pm Here's something I did not expect, whilst the interior vj walls did not crack or anything immediately after the lift we have noticed over the last month or so some gaps appearing between the upstirs vj joints, I guess the house takes time to settle after being raised into the sky, we are only just finishing off exterior painting and were not planning to repaint upstairs, the painter advised it can take 12 months for the house to settle so be wary about interior painting of the upstairs of a lifted house in first 12 months! Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 54Aug 09, 2007 9:27 pm I sure hope the same doesn't apply to tiles.
Still getting quotes, $25k seems about right for the raising part. Looking around $30-50k for our two-part slab, 1m retaining wall, waterproofing and termite. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 55Sep 07, 2007 9:54 am Well she's almost finished and its come up a treat! Front Stairs installed in last few weeks by Ideal Stairs in Brisbane who did a very good job at a resonable price, WE NOW HAVE A SPARE SET OF GAL STEEL STRINGERS WE USED AS A TEMPORARY (as in 3-4 weeks) 18 steps, very good condition cost us $1000 for the pair, would love to help someone out with them for $500, if interested send me a private message, cheers Wyld Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 56Sep 07, 2007 9:57 am wyld,
would love to see pics if you have any!! Matt I have reverted to username - mattwalker Carlisle Homes - Grande 43 My building experience is here: http://www.ourgrandeplan.blogspot.com Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 57Nov 30, 2007 1:52 pm just tying up the loose ends of the project with certifier and find that everything has to be on a QBSA form 15 or form 16 now, any one else had a headache with these, we have been advised this format is required for shower screen, glazing manufacture and installation, termite proofing and survey work as well the electrician has to certify that the lighting is 'energy efficient'. Apparently this has been in since Sep 2006 but all the contractors I spoke to have never used these forms, anyone else had this hassle? Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 58May 31, 2008 6:49 pm Hi.
Found this thread on google. Looking to buy a house on southside Brisbane, which we can raise and build in underneath. Need extra rooms and bathroom. Any recommendations on businesses to contact regarding raising a house? What kind of costs end up being involved to raise and pour slab? Anyone looked into this recently (2008)? Thanks! Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 59Jun 01, 2008 7:00 am Hi Mate,
in order to get proper quote/s from the lifting guys and the builders you need to have plans, to get plans you need a pretty good idea of what you require and submit it to the draughstman/engineer, recommend CDS Drafting cdsdrafting@optusnet.com.au and then get the lifting guys recommend Budget House Raising @ Wynnum. earler in the post I mentioned costs to give you an idea, you will need to add probably 30% to the lifting costs now as steel costs have blown through the roof, but work on 200k to 250k for the full job, best of luck it's a big job but when your returns from grey to normal after its completed its all worth it Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 60Jun 07, 2008 11:26 pm Thanks for that. I contacted a few local companies to get an idea. Sounded like around $60k to raise 3BR home, including reconnecting everything and laying slab, ready to build in. 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 |