Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 132Jun 16, 2010 11:24 pm I've got about 120sq metres downstairs. So that works out to be about $110 per sq meter. Keep in mind I got a really cheap quote, the others were about $5k more. Speaking of which, the concrete was poured today! 4 full concrete trucks to do the slab. Got to keep it wet to cure for the next 7 days. It looks great, and the amount of steel in there, its never going down. The guys did a really good job and I'm very happy with their professionalism - which is surprising given the price. Terri8, is your existing slab a engineered one? I question whether you can lay a new slab over the old, and get approval for it. The amount of slab thickening, steel bars, etc that goes down, I can't see how it can be done on an existing slab. Perhaps if you get a *** engineer to certify it...? Plus with the new steel columns that go in to replace the existing ones, they go in each at minimum 90cm by 45cm diameter - that's one big hole! There won't be anything left of the old slab after that. Its a shame mine is now finished, because if you could see it when they were raising, you will understand that NOTHING under the house is left intact after a raise, there is just too much digging to be done. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 133Jun 16, 2010 11:31 pm Oh, while I'm serial posting, you end up with lots of dirt left over after excavating to level, putting in the slab etc. So you gotta work out where you are going to put it, especially if you have a small block. So if anyone in Lutwyche/Wooloowin need some free soil/fill, please come to my place! I will even help you shovel it Another tip: don't leave anything you want to keep and use ****** around the worksite. I have found that the various tradies (house raisers, plumbers, concreters) are happy to grab some timber ****** around and use it for their purposes. Which is fine for scrap but not for the timber stair posts I was planning on recycling! Or the pavers that I so neatly stacked in the corner! I guess they are trying to do their job quickly, but these guys don't ask and take anything ****** around as scrap. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 134Jun 18, 2010 9:30 am All great info Joe. I've been busting my gut getting a new fence, landscaped gardens, new drains in etc. With my wedding in October, 2011 might be the year that I get things happening What are you going to be putting in downstairs in the meantime to keep it somewhat secure? Are you just going to have slats, or leave it open until you have it built in? Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 135Jun 18, 2010 9:45 am Terri8 He says that the new slab can be laid over the old one, I'm guessing this will reduce the cost of the slab as there won't be any need to lay the gravel base etc but the old posts will need to be cut out etc so it might not be so cost effective in the end. Not sure if you really want to do this. In the grand scheme of things, the extra cost to have the slab done properly will let you sleep at night without worrying about structural issues in 20 years time. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 136Jul 03, 2010 6:56 pm Timbo - I will be putting slats in downstairs to close everything in. It will probably work out to be about $2k of timber, but I will do it DIY and use screws so the timber can be re-used for fencing later. My hot water system decided to pack it in now after 17 years of good use and after paying the plumber to re-locate it, not good timing with my cashflows. The safety swiches in my meter box also decided to pack in at the same time. Really need to have money put aside for these things on top of the reno costs. I've got lots of cracks appearing in the house now too. Wasn't unexpected as the house was 6 inches out at the back before it was raised. Lucky with old Queenslanders the VJ's just shift and it will all be fixed when I repaint. A few cracks closed up too There is a bit of sway in the house now its much higher, and downstairs hasn't been built. I'm hoping the frame for the slats will reduce this a bit. I've got 6 sets of steel bracing with turnbuckles on, originally the house raiser didn't want to put on turnbuckles, but they make a lot of difference. Make sure when you get quotes that this gets included as they charge a lot for it after the fact. Re: Quote for raising house and building underneath 137Jul 13, 2010 11:38 am Hi Folks Came acrosss this site when googling and have found it great. I an a complete rookie and have just bought myself a post war medium set 3 bedder 1 bathroom renovator on 400m2 block in inner south brisbane . We are looking at raising it and doing in under neath andtranferring kitchen and living downstairs. We need to lift it, concrete slab and wall it in(looking at putting in pool while in the air as it is only a 10m wide block). I would really appreciate any of you sharing your experiences, things to look at etc. Cheers 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 3466 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 5308 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 21303 |