We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Foundations: are these enough to build above single extension?
RubyShoes
Posts: 240 Forumite
I am considering a house which has a single story extension. I'd like to build above. This is what the vendor has sent from the original plans. I'm awaiting the builder to get back to me but in the meanwhile does anyone know if this is deep enough on the foundations for a 2 storey extension? Thanks 😁.
0
Comments
-
This is what was sent to me.
0 -
It's not the depth that is important. But if the stated bearing capacity was met, then you should be fine to add another floor of normal size and construction.0
-
It's not the end of the world if the foundations have to be beefed up for another floor.Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.0
-
Thanks, budget is tight so we need it to be workable. That's helpful! Hopefully builder will be able to give us the quote now.0
-
I know it was a long time ago but we had a £45,000 extension over the garage and underpinning only added £1,500 to the bill.Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.0
-
It's Building Control you need to check with. If that's a recent extension the chances are that the foundations will be OK.0
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 354.4K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.4K Spending & Discounts
- 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
- 604K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.4K Life & Family
- 261.5K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards