Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building On Poles 5Aug 19, 2015 10:30 pm Beetaloo I live in a house built on steel poles. My block is very steep with 10m fall front to rear. The house was a standard timber framed brick veneer project house. There is a strip foundation around the perimeter of the house (to support the bricks) with piers elsewhere to support the steel poles. A system of timber bearers are supported on top of the steel poles with a platform timber floor. Above the timber platform is a standard timber framed project house. There is no cut or fill under the actual house footprint so "standard" foundations were used. Thank you for your reply. If we were going ahead with the pole house idea you would have done much to allay my concerns but we have decided, after much reassurance from our builder, to go ahead with the 200mm drop towards the garage. We may regret it later but I'm sure if we keep on top of the maintanence on the drains we shouldn't have any problems. I’m curious about how you went with this. We are planning a KDRB and considering Plantation Homes as a builder. I’m aware that after the demolition another soil test… 1 6321 i wouldn't be worried, you'll definitely miss something, no matter how many times you review. we've spent close to 5 months ensuring everything got reflected in the… 5 9441 Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 11717 |