Building a Queenslander
With the ridiculous property prices in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – buying the land yourself, laying the foundation and building your own Queenslander might be a cost effective solution.
What follows is a step by step photographic collage of a Queenslander building construction – from the foundation all the way up to the roof.
Start with a couple supports and wooden trusses.
 Wooden supports for the walls and second floor |
 Roof trusses and floor supports |
Then erect the walls…
 The wooden timbers get hammered and bolted to the concrete foundation |
 Wooden construction of the second floor |
After the walls go up, build the second floor and add a tiled roof.
 Wooden structure supporting the weight of a tiled roof |
 Bricks added to the outside of the wooden structure |
What I don’t understand is why bother with the wooden frame construction then the brick work – why not just use the bricks to begin with?
Queenslander plastered
I would’ve thought that a face-brick house would require less external maintenance like painting, cleaning etc.
Maybe this is some weird way to distort the realestate values?
Can you figure this one out?
And after loosing the building rubble, laying the instant grass and a couple finishing touches – building is finished.
Queenslander construction finally finished. I'd say the garden needs a couple bushes!
The above construction took around 6 months to complete – admitted long compared to the usual month ot two realestate development, but this method probably saved a whole load of bob.
If you’re really sharp – with an investor’s mind – you’ll notice how this newly constructed Queenslander is entirely positioned on one side of the land block.
Sure this choice of land usage gives the kids a large open grass playground, but it allows an easy subdivision.
With a well planned subdivision – splitting the land into smaller parcels, the resale of the land could easily pay off the Queenslander mortgage.
This is how property developers make a fortune – divide and conquer (and fill their bank accounts)!
With a little knowledge and thought, you too can make a killing 
