Hey there, I need help building a swimming pool over a garage.
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advice regards digging to check foundations for extensiom over garage
Comments (8)Hi Jodie, It is likely that Building Control will require the foundations to be checked by a Structural Engineer. The Engineer can usually organise the excavation of a trial hole (although you can do this yourself). You will need to dig along side the garage to expose the top and bottom of the foundation. Depending upon the age of the garage your Building Control department may have information on record. The Engineer will assess whether the foundations will adequately support the additional floor and if not recommend ways around it. They will also be interested in any nearby trees which may cause problems- although if there is no sign of movement to the garage it should all be ok. I may be biased but I would say that an Architect or Architectural Designer will be beneficial. In the first instance they can provide you with advice of whether Planning Permission will be required but they can also help maximise your space and investment- often coming up with ideas that you may not have thought of. Building Regulation approval will be required. There are two main ways of applying. Firstly a Building Notice where no formal plans are submitted but the officer will carry out more inspections and may ask you to rectify work (which could be costly). The other is a full plans application where an Architectural Designer creates a set of working drawings. These are useful for the Contractor to work from and get checked by the Building Inspector so that you can be sure that the Building Regulations are all met before starting on site. They are also good for issuing to potential Contractors to allow them to quote for your job. The cost of an Architectural consultant will vary depending on where in the country you are. We would charge nowhere near £3,500- in fact probably less than half of this. Strcutural Engineers are an additional cost you need to consider and Building Control will require you have one to look and calculation lintels, roof loadings and foundations. If your foundations are not quite up to scratch you will have options. Which could include creating a steel internal frame on new foundations or removing and rebuilding garage (which probably wont be as much of an additional cost as you think!). I am happy to answer any questions you have if needed. Crista...See MoreSome help with open plan layout for new build pls!
Comments (10)Hi Jonathan. Thanks for the replies - they got us talking about a bunch of things! We totally agree about the entrance to the living space - it is too crowded - and the utility room does seem overly large. As a result we're now thinking of broaching the following with the architects. Mirror the stairs mum has on her side to where our current utility room is. They don't need much space which allows for the adjacent study to grow. They would also no longer encroach on the hallway - allowing for a wider door and wider access to it. As an added benefit the stairs would exist facing a better direction (towards the familly bathroom) on the first floor. Potentially this could be three wins! This is the upstairs plan, btw, with the stairs ending facing a wall: The utility room would be moved to the front of the house where the wc and cloakroom are and while we would lose the outside access, it would be close to the front door to get the dogs in quick. The downstairs wc could then go under the stairs? I think that would work. I like the idea of the seperate games room but my better half has vetoed it. She's adamant she wants it in the main social area. And mum was toying with a bedroom downstairs, but would rather the space for other things. It is a good suggestion and one that i've echoed, but she is strong willed and knows what she wants (I wouldn't have it any other way!). A lift or stair master may be on the cards at some point, though. Cheers again for the input!...See MoreHelp please for garage conversion and rear extension
Comments (9)Fair points canonja & rinked.I really liked your layout rinked and it has made me think. We did start with this idea initially however, wanted a bigger kitchen. Hence move bathroom to the corner where it will also be an ensuite. The wall in the study is only in the design if we construct in phases leaving the garage bedroom out. That makes bedroom 1 much larger. I also recognise that there's lots of space in current kitchen so perhaps that could be used for the utility space! Can there be s way to have the bathroom/ toilet elsewhere in the garage space? We are also installing s new megaflow system....See MoreHelp needed with Kitchen, Dining, Boot room and Utility placement
Comments (13)Tobias, I am planning on doing less in the boot room - have even looked at much simpler carpentry as I think it is just too much. Its quite a big space and I was worried that we were wasting it having what is essentially massive seats so just on one side and a bit more manageable like this or this This would mean just one side and so easier to accommodate a wider door from boot to kitchen. Outside the back where the bi-folds will be is going to be a paved terrace - out the boot room leads to the big gardens pool and tennis court. We would slip out the kitchen via the bifold to the bins which will be placed behind the garage and behind a wall from the paved terrace. We want a shower room downstairs because we have a pool and it stops the kids running up he stairs with wet feet. Not sure what you mean here If you want wow - don’t but the living room wall back when you remove it or have a door from the kitchen to the hall. Slice everything open full height vertically to the ceiling you have enough of an interesting floor plan to create private spaces and an enclosed front room. You will have a wow entrance and staircase as well as dining room and kitchen. Do you mean no wall on the living room? Can you draw what you mean when you say slice everything open full height? Yeah always looking at new stuff and new ideas that I can integrate into the space - useful storage doesn't have to be cupboards. Quite fancy the bottom two stairs lifting up to reveal a bit of secret shoe storage. Thanks for your ideas - I am really keen to have views. Keima...See Moresokkies7
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