Which is cheaper? Raise home and build under or separate granny flat?
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Comments (9)Hi Yvonne K, 6 months ago my husband & I moved into a dual occupancy with my sister & nephew. It’s a two story house with my sister upstairs & my husband & I downstairs. We each have our own front doors & car parking, the only thing we share is the backyard & pool area. Having lived in units previously, this is not an issue. It was my sisters idea, because we were both looking for a new house at the same time, she suggested that we pool our finances & get something better. While not multigenerational it is family & so far it’s working out really well. Good luck with your joint venture, I’m sure with some careful planning yours will be just as successful...See MoreFeedback on plans for a 3-bed house and granny flat
Comments (18)Good to hear this has triggered review........re the basement costs, it depends upon how it's done. Either way you are doing 2 other separate garages that would be rolled into one. it involves negotiating levels, grading driveway at the higher end to get down so there could be some increased complexity.....but it's hard to make an accurate comment on numbers...... Catherine when you are doing something of this scale it's critical you are working with people/designers who are ALL OVER the costs in relation to design decisions and options. If they can't provide you with this advice and it's just design/plans/drawings that then get handed back to you to discuss potential costs with a builder, then I'd argue they're not up to the task. Before we do anything we robustly thrash out just numbers and project scope relationships (ie no detailed drawing!) and it deals effectively with the major issues and project alignments at the right time, and mitigates the nasty surprises or wasting resource pursuing options that are not viable. Either way, as I previously commented, as it's drawn currently it's a relatively expensive design that is arguably not delivering you the value/potential that you'd expect for an expensive design if you get what I'm saying. You will be paying a certain amount for a split, staggered or two level building (which is essentially two residences in one) and when you're getting into this type of construction ( basement or garages + driveway with a building of certain complexity & size) it will pretty much cost a similar ballpark whichever way you configure it.........BUT the outcome with be DRAMATICALLY different one way or the other, comparing designs of different levels of quality. Good design is not necessarily more expensive, rather it is better considered and gives you more for your money....See MoreFloor plan ideas for raise and build under of Queenslander
Comments (8)i was wondering about a downstairs front door but then how would you use the upstairs entry and what about potential loss of the grandparents' bedroom and space taken away from the garage and storage... different internal stairs meant enlarging the whole downstairs floor area (and changing the roof) and sacrificing space needed for the new upstairs deck and future pool (and extending further into the yard encroaches on the neighbours' views) but the old front stairs can be lengthened to maintain the original look of the house and you'll find that friends and family will more likely come in through the garage or rumpus room and the old front stairs will be used for only very enthusiastic sales people and photo ops but you do need to confirm all the dimensions on the original floor plan as the room sizes are inconsistent and an accurate original floor plan (including exact location of doors and windows) will help ensure that my suggestions could fit with the least amount of alteration to the existing structure and may also invite different suggestions from other HOUZZERS and happy to redraw your plans if you can correct this copy...See Morepossible to raise ceiling?
Comments (16)Jeez -- you're braver than me ! Lets start -- you take off all the tiles individually , remove the wiring , remove the crossmembers and gutterings and old insulation and building paper , frame it higher , probably new crossmembers , reassemble , find new matching roof tiles because you can guarantee some won't survive , timber that matches , re-gib the inside ( possibly the whole walls depending on condition ) , decide if you retain the windows ( I suspect they'd look too small / low ) or new windows , and same with the doors . Repaint / wallapaper / maybe blinds . The materials more difficult than expensive ; but the labour would be expensive . And what do you end up with ? Not really much IMO . A taller version of a fairly plain 1980's house . That's a bit harsh -- it's going to be your home . And the cold-hearted ( haha ) part of me would ask will it make it worth any more ? Do you spend $50K ? Do you think you are getting a bargain and its worth it ? Do you pass on the house ? Do you modernise the whole house ? The house next door makes me think its in a 'better' neighbourhood , so maybe live in it for 2 or 3 years , and do a $200k remodel . Just doing that rear part doesn't strike me as a great idea ( unless you are all 2.4 metres tall haha ) , BUT then I don't know the whole story . . . . . . . ....See More
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