House Sliding on the Sunshine Coast
Sliding moves a house to a different position on the same block — off a flood-prone corner, back from a boundary, or clear of where a new build is going. Council lists removal or relocation of an existing building, including re-siting on the same allotment, as needing a development building work permit.
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What house sliding on the Sunshine Coast actually involves
The house comes up onto steel beams the same way it would for a raise, then travels on rollers or skids to its new position and is set down on new stumps. Because it moves in one piece, nothing is dismantled and nothing is rebuilt.
When sliding is the right move
Where the house lands matters more than how far it travels. A new position can sit at a different flood level, so the flood information search, A$132.00 in Council's 2026–27 register, is worth ordering for the destination and not only for the current spot. The destination is also new footings, so a slide is quoted alongside restumping, and the permit line in Council's list covers the re-siting itself.
The constraint changes with the block. On a lot mapped as landslide hazard or steep land (slopes of 15% or greater), the planning scheme's landslide code, where it applies, names a competent person's slope analysis or geotechnical investigation among its acceptable outcomes, so a slide across a slope starts with the ground. On the flat coastal plain the first question is the flood map: Council's flood hazard area for building regulation purposes, designated on 21 September 2023, is the trigger for a flood information search for the new position.
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House Sliding on the Sunshine Coast — common questions
How far can a house be slid?
Within the block, in practice. Sliding is an on-site move, and Council's list names both removal or relocation of an existing building and re-siting on the same allotment. A move off the property is a different job to plan with the certifier.
What decides whether sliding is worth doing?
The structure is kept rather than replaced, so the questions are the condition of the frame, the destination footings and how far services have to be re-run. A contractor and certifier can answer that for your block. QBCC's advice on quotes applies: ask each contractor to price the same scope so the quotes can be compared like for like.
Do I need new stumps at the new position?
Yes. The house is landing on new footings wherever it ends up, so a slide is quoted alongside restumping rather than instead of it.
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