Many homeowners in flood-prone areas are required to elevate their homes to protect against flooding. Some homes are raised on stilts. Some homeowners create additional bedrooms or an apartment by ...

In the wake of powerful storms and redesigned flood zones, some homeowners are turning to elevated, or stilt, homes as a way to protect property. Candace Jackson joins Lunch Break. Photo: Mary Sloan.

Traditionally built to protect properties against the devastating effects of flooding and to stabilise houses on tricky sloping sites, stilt homes offer a wealth of unconventional design ...