Hey all!
Thought I’d start off my first post to this fantastic forum with a question.
First of all, some background.
My wife and I are looking to invest in some land at Collingwood Park Estate (released by the Queensland Group (http://www.qldgroup.com.au)), about 20-25 minutes from Brisbane. The land is in the ‘Heights Precinct’, which I assume is slightly elevated from the previous land release stages.
The blocks of land are about 450 sqm on average.
However, the small print at the bottom of the land webpage states:
“* Stump homes only.”
So my question is this:
“What’s a stump home?”
Is is a single level dwelling only, ie you can’t have more than one storey, or something more sinister?
Cheers and happy investing!
— Michael-John.
Hi Emmjay79,
A stump home as far as I am aware is a house which is built on stumps or piers, ie brick columns supporting the floor as opposed to concrete slab construction which is a concrete slab on ground with structure built on top. Other type would be pole house but don’t think this classifies as a stump house.
Reasons why they specify could be due to flooding in area although doubtful. Other reason could be sloping blocks although am not sure why they would specify what type of construction.
Anyone have any other thoughts?
A stump home is just as the name suggests a home on stumps. My understanding is it can be high set and built-in underneath so yes a two storey home can be a stump home. Basically not a slab home. I suppose it is an image they are going for!! Hope this helps.
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Thanks titch and jhopper. I guess it wouldn’t make sense to have a *sloping* concrete slab laid down as a foundation for a home… thus the use of stumps. The land is indeed on a sloping block…
Cheers!
— Michael-John.
No probs, after thinking further, Titch’s explanation may be more probable as you can do concrete slab construction on sloping ground except you need a fair amount of excavation and possible split levels. On really sloping blocks, pole construction is more likely.
Would guess here that it is the look they are after. Why not give the Queensland Group a call and ask simply why they specify that style?
emmjay,
Ipswich council have a great flood map on their site, which shows 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 year flood zones, in case you have concerns about that:
http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/planning_development/pdfs/OV05.pdf
Note that in Brisbane there are many “stump” houses, but they’re not getnerally on brick stumps – used be timber, now usually galv steel. Such a house would now be built with lightweight materials (e.g. hardiplank) with a “queenslander” look, and an iron roof as opposed to brick and tile on slab. The look of such an estate would eb very different.
Cheers,
Mick
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