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minxa67

31 August 2010

Re: Has anyone recently 'lowered' a Queenslander??General Discussion

Aug 31, 2010 4:24 pm

My niece lowered & then extended on the ground level side of her home. It worked really well for them, the extension is all done on a slab & is designed for energy efficiency etc. Can't really help you much with the lowering question though, I can only tell you that they are very very happy...

Thx MrsDB. Do you know what the approximate costs were associated with lowering the house??

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minxa67

31 August 2010

Re: Quote for raising house and building underneathGeneral Discussion

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Aug 31, 2010 1:45 pm

Timbo83, you probably live next door to me, I'm on the Lutwyche border of Wooloowin (some maps, such as telstras, even say I am in wooloowin). Got quotes for the basic house raise now. To give you an idea, I need 21 steel columns and 2 hardwood (100x100) columns. Beams work out to about 23m of 200P...

Hey there JoeT Very interested in the Company that provided you a quote for $16k to raise your house. Can you send me t...

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minxa67

31 August 2010

Has anyone recently 'lowered' a Queenslander??General Discussion

Aug 31, 2010 9:47 am

We have purchased a QLDer that is 100 years old, not quite legal height on one side of the house and approximately only 1 metre off the ground on the other side of the house [sloping left to right]. We have 'mulled over' and 'extensively discussed' what to do - raise or lower?? We now have almost se...

We have purchased a QLDer that is 100 years old, not quite legal height on one side of the house and approximately only ...

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