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Thread: Building under house.
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2nd August 2005, 03:20 PM #16Originally Posted by dallas
just a few questions - your situation is very similar to mine, I have a stack of
brick piers with a brick surround. How much did your steel cost and did you just work out the span between the brick walls and buy the right size so no additional supports were necessary ?
Thanks mate
Tom
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3rd August 2005, 01:46 AM #17
One thing to keep in mind is the living comfort in the old part of the house.
Queenslanders are on stumps to allow air to circulate UNDER the house thus keeping it relatively cool, especially in summer. Closing in this space may mean that you need to factor whole house air conditioning into the cost.
In Sydney, you'd split the block into two, sell one and use the cash to build a new house
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3rd August 2005, 08:28 AM #18Crazy Fisho & Brewer
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No sweat guys,
No, i got the piers removed and RHS members installed by a builder. I could have prob done this myself, but the hassell vs the cost vs the completion time just made more sense to get a builder... and like I said, i'm paying for peace of mind, speedy turn around, and not giving myself a hernia by lifting and digging! LOL!
Span was worked out for each end, and additional piers were bricked and tied in to the existing piers at the beams end to give it additional support. Think about it... the end pier used to only support the outside of house and some floor load (whilst other piers took the rest of the floor load).. now i've removed the piers, that floor load is transferred to the outer piers, so they carry more weight, hence being strengthened by new piers tied in.
After seeing the work progress (it's still going as you can see), I would 100% recomend getting the piers/RHS done professionally, (and also quickly!) and then allowing you to save $$$ on the other things like organising the slab/retaining wall, installing windows, plasterboards and fitting it out...
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