Browse Forums General Discussion 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 3421 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 5207 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 21214 |