Would it be unusual/necessary to have the foundations removed when demolishing a garage? (We want to get rid of old delapidated garage to give us a bigger garden and will probably put down turf and a big shed in its place.)
It's hard to tell. There are some thin cracks in the cement below the window, but they don't go lower then 3 bricks from the ground.
I don't have a car and only use the garage for storing gardening stuff so the best option for me is probably to have it taken down and get a good shed.
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My detached brick garage used to have a wooden window frame which some years ago was replaced with a UPVC one. Cracks have been appearing in the brickwork next to the window over the last few years and are getting wider. A bricklayer said he thought it was because there is no lintel above the...