The house I'm in is a solid slab foundation with short brick walls supporintg the joists of the downstairs floor.
The (or rather, 'a') DPC is built into those short walls. Would I therefore be right in assuming the slab foundation doesn't/shouldn't/won't have a DPM under it?
That question then leads onto this one.
What is the legal and structural ramifications of digging through that slab and making a small cellar/basement underneath? I appreciate that it will require structural work to reinforce the undercut.
This room would not be for occupation and would be accessable via a ladder and only used for storage (or, if needed, in the event of a zombie invasion). Probable dimenstions 2m high + length of connecting hole. 4m x 4m area. Considering hollow dence concrete blocks filled with concrete to make up walls and appropriate moisure barrier with a concrete floor.
Sam.
The (or rather, 'a') DPC is built into those short walls. Would I therefore be right in assuming the slab foundation doesn't/shouldn't/won't have a DPM under it?
That question then leads onto this one.
What is the legal and structural ramifications of digging through that slab and making a small cellar/basement underneath? I appreciate that it will require structural work to reinforce the undercut.
This room would not be for occupation and would be accessable via a ladder and only used for storage (or, if needed, in the event of a zombie invasion). Probable dimenstions 2m high + length of connecting hole. 4m x 4m area. Considering hollow dence concrete blocks filled with concrete to make up walls and appropriate moisure barrier with a concrete floor.
Sam.