House Raising Plans And Drawings
We have completed well over 500 sets of house raise plans across Brisbane in the last 15+ years
Raising your house is the perfect way to maximise your land and city views, add more living areas under your house and can add considerable value to your home. With extensive experience in house raising projects throughout Brisbane, we understand the complexities involved in lifting and rebuilding homes.
Our team provides a complete design package including an in-office consultation, concept design plans, detailed working drawings, and council compliance checks. Plans are refined through technical revisions and coordinated with engineering requirements so your builder receives a clear, buildable set of construction drawings. Contact us today to request a fee proposal for your project.
We can provide you with an engineering recommendation if required. Once your engineering is obtained, this is everything you need to get your project through your private building certifier and construction plans for your builder.
Designer Planning has worked with house raising companies throughout Brisbane. We have experience in coming up with solutions to opening up space under your existing house. Our recommended companies are:
When opening up spaces under your existing house we can design new steel bearers. It supports and creates large open spaces for you to use as living, lounge areas, bedrooms or a garage. With our experience and know-how, we are able to design this in such a way that is cost-effective for our clients, but also most importantly liveable. Check out some of our latest work here.
Whether your home is a small lot, in a demolition control precinct or flood-prone area of Brisbane Designer Planning is able to come up with design solutions to develop house raising plans for your project.
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Recieve a 3D Concept Stage Walkthrough with every set of house raise plans!
We walk through every room with you before raise plans are finalised.
At the concept stage, we build a simple 3D walkthrough of your home and go through it with you, so you’ll get a real feel for:
- How big each room actually is
- How the spaces flow into each other
- Whether a room feels the way you imagined it, before working drawings are finalised.
Call us now on 07 3087 5332 to organise an obligation free quote for project and get your house raising plans started. We service all areas of South-East Queensland including Brisbane (North & South), Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.
Do I need plans to raise my house?
Yes. Plans are required for engineering, certification, builder pricing and construction.
Do I need Council approval?
A Building Approval (BA) is required. Planning approvals (DA) may also apply due to height, character, heritage or flooding constraints depending on your suburb. We can provide you with a guide during the initial design phase.
Can I build underneath?
Usually, yes. We can design bedrooms, living areas, bathrooms, garages and storage beneath your house to add more space and value. Some areas may be restricited by a flood zone, and we can provide this guidance to you before committing.
What plans do you provide for a house raise?
We provide concept plans, 3D renders, floor plans, elevations, working drawings as well as recommendations to structural engineers, town planners and certifiers.
Will I need a survey?
Most projects require a detail and level survey. Depending on where your boundary lies, you may also require an identification survey and / or a setout survey prior to the raise taking place. We partner with the team at Survey My Block who can answer all of those questions for you.
Can you design and raise character homes?
Yes. We regularly design house raises and build-unders for Queenslanders and pre-1947 homes. We also provide early planning guidance free of charge, so we can give you upfront planning advice from a registered Town Planner to either manage a DA or avoid it.