Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 10, 2011 3:45 pm Hi everyone, So we're discovering a few things about our block and the large volume builders that are completely blowing our budget. We're now looking at finding an independent, local-ish builder who will build on stumps for us. I guess our first question is, will any builders build a 2 storey house on stumps? And will this avoid the need for excessive excavation? Our existing single storey house has been built on stumps. Our block slopes from back to front (about 3 metres over the entire block, but about 1.5 metres over the building area). We're looking to build the new house in pretty much the same position as the existing house, so the fall would be very similar. Has anyone built, or is building who would be happy to recommend their builder? We're looking to demolish the existing house, build a 2 storey house and have it on stumps to avoid a large site cut that will have us basically living in a hole in the ground. I'm happy for anyone to PM me if you'd rather, Thanks in advance, brom I’m in a similar position except I’m after sliding 3 stacking doors. I am on a second-story apartment of which the balcony would not adequately fit any bi-fold or… 5 12162 10 12520 Thanks for your reply! We're definitely not after a small house Might still have a chat to them. Who did you end up building with if you don't mind me asking? 2 2154 |