Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Feb 05, 2020 7:56 pm Hi guys I'm looking into buying my first home and wanting some advice on how much lifting the house would costs. So the house I am looking at is an old Queenslander that is already lifted. Small house - 2 bed, 1 bath, small open kitchen/living/dining combined area. The thing is, the stumps are a bit damaged. They don't require immediate repairs, but will eventually need to be replaced. This apparently isn't too expensive - around $300 per stump. But... Seeing that the house is quite small, there is the possibility that down the track I might want to extend the house. However, according to the floodswise report, the house is built 0.1m below habitable floor level. My understanding is that any new development cannot be below this level, hence, any extension would not be permitted. So my thought was - when I re-stump, why don't I get it lifted that extra 0.1m??? That way, it's above habitable level, and if I want to extend later on, I can! Then it hit me, lifting would probably costs way more than re-stumping! My question is... Does any know an approx costs of how much it would be to raise a house that is already raised, by 0.1-0.15m? Any advice from either your experience or expertise is appreciated! Cheers Re: Cost of lifting house/re-stumping 2Feb 06, 2020 7:22 am It is hard to give a cost as many factors come in to play but it will basically cost you just as much to go up 100mm as raising the 2000mm. Once you talk about raising a home you need council approval, engineered footings, new stairs, plumbing certification electrical certification etc. If you do not intend on building underneath straight away you will also need to add temporary bracing to shore up the house. Re: Cost of lifting house/re-stumping 3Oct 01, 2022 1:22 am In fact, raising a house is not as expensive as many might think. The price you're seeing for a high-spec 2-storey home in Perth sounds steep, but unfortunately, it's kind of the norm these… 8 8061 7 12031 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37183 |