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Morning Everyone, So I have a dilemma.
The house I bought has an extension on the left-hand side of it, it then has a conservatory next to that, my plan is whilst I'm updating the house I want to add a pitched roof with the intention of adding a couple of extra dormers with pitched tiled roofs, (most of the properties around here have started the same upgrades), now unbeknownst to me, the extension was built by the original owner over 40 years ago about 12 months after the house was finished and the very corner of the building looks like it goes over a public sewer (serving around 5 other houses).
seeing as the extension currently built has lasted the test of time what are people's opinions of United Utilities giving me a Build Over Agreement to allow the pitched roof (even without the dormers as it would at least give me a bit of storage space for the wife's Xmas decorations.
I was already in the process of getting an architect, the foundations are rock solid (1 foot on either side of the wall, 200mm thick concrete (have to confirm the depth as I'm not quite reached the bottom yet), and 2.5-foot engineering block up to 150mm above ground. and one of the neighbors who helped with the project also staid the guy built piers under that every meter or so as he was paranoid of failure.)
I'm hoping that they will rule that test of time has shown it to be feasible and all is good as long as the pipes are in good condition (I'm getting a survey for the pipes either way), whats other people's opinions. as anyone else had to deal with UU build-over agreements.
The house I bought has an extension on the left-hand side of it, it then has a conservatory next to that, my plan is whilst I'm updating the house I want to add a pitched roof with the intention of adding a couple of extra dormers with pitched tiled roofs, (most of the properties around here have started the same upgrades), now unbeknownst to me, the extension was built by the original owner over 40 years ago about 12 months after the house was finished and the very corner of the building looks like it goes over a public sewer (serving around 5 other houses).
seeing as the extension currently built has lasted the test of time what are people's opinions of United Utilities giving me a Build Over Agreement to allow the pitched roof (even without the dormers as it would at least give me a bit of storage space for the wife's Xmas decorations.
I was already in the process of getting an architect, the foundations are rock solid (1 foot on either side of the wall, 200mm thick concrete (have to confirm the depth as I'm not quite reached the bottom yet), and 2.5-foot engineering block up to 150mm above ground. and one of the neighbors who helped with the project also staid the guy built piers under that every meter or so as he was paranoid of failure.)
I'm hoping that they will rule that test of time has shown it to be feasible and all is good as long as the pipes are in good condition (I'm getting a survey for the pipes either way), whats other people's opinions. as anyone else had to deal with UU build-over agreements.