Demolishing Brick Work - High Set House

Hey all,

We recently purchased a high set house in Brizzy. Underneath has been built in at some point in time, the slab is all wonkey and in many parts, and the headroom ranges from 1900 to 2200mm...

We want to get downstairs 'nice' - and were thinking either:
Raise the House or Dig Down...

Raising the house will mean demolishing the brick veneer walls front and back - these might also have inset brick peers so we might need posts right up to the roof.. (sides are weatherboard up top)..

Digging down we might encounter granite (we're near on old quarry with granite throughout our yard) - plus we're left with the front and back foundations protruding in to the living areas...

Any thoughts as to which approach is more cost effective?
Also, is either method more prone to the 'gotchas' and complications?

Any help is much appreciated!
Nik.
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Pics of Front/Back so you can see the brick work I'm talking about, and underneath (which is now do the interior framing).
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