Hi everyone
I would like to have our basement floor lowered by a foot to convert it into a kitchen. As there will be units all the way around the outside, I wondered if there was an alternative to digging out the whole floor and underpinning? I read elsewhere that it is possible to dig out the floor except for about 50cm from the edge, and this means underpinning not required. If this is true, life becomes much easier as the step can be covered by the kitchen units.
Can anyone verify this, or put a name to the process so I can investigate further? Thanks in advance.
I would like to have our basement floor lowered by a foot to convert it into a kitchen. As there will be units all the way around the outside, I wondered if there was an alternative to digging out the whole floor and underpinning? I read elsewhere that it is possible to dig out the floor except for about 50cm from the edge, and this means underpinning not required. If this is true, life becomes much easier as the step can be covered by the kitchen units.
Can anyone verify this, or put a name to the process so I can investigate further? Thanks in advance.