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  1. RumpledElf

    Building on Stumps. Cheaper, Better?

    The best 'crack' I've ever seen - back in 2000 - I could put my ARM through the entire wall, which was 40cm thick. Unsurprisingly, that house was heavily discounted and they were having some 'issues' selling it. It was in an area you couldn't demolish.
  2. RumpledElf

    Building on Stumps. Cheaper, Better?

    There's plenty of timber frame on stumps project builders in SA that'll do quite nice designs for you, I'm sure other states have them too. You aren't limited to a 7m wide house. We got misquoted with our house for having a slope (we don't) and they wanted to charge us an extra $800 for extra...
  3. RumpledElf

    Building on Stumps. Cheaper, Better?

    Natural compaction will win over a cut and fill, if you're worried about things moving. With 2m drop you might be needing poles rather than stumps, otherwise you'd be looking at a split level house to avoid tall stumps. Split level for either style of foundation would have the minimal amount of...
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