Hi,
This is my first official post to the forum - but I hope to be an active contributor moving forward.
I recently purchased a house(semi-detached); in the rear of the house there is a concrete roof that houses a few small cupboards/sheds(including a toilet); the mirror image of this is also on my neighbours side. As part of a future planned extension I would like to remove this to make room for a cleaner single story rear extension. I have attached a few pictures.
The part that makes me a little nervous is that there is a thick concrete roof(thickest nearest the house, then thinning out slightly as it gets further away). Other houses down the street have a similar design.
I would ideally like to cut this apart from my neighbours and demolish my side.
Here are a couple of questions that I'm trying to answer before I go any further:
1) From prior experience is it likely that this is solid concrete or could it be hollow?
2) What's the best tool to use to 'cut' the concrete block?
3) Is it best just to make one cut and let the roof fall away(feels like the answer to this is probably no) or make multiple cuts to cut small sections at a time?
Thanks in advance.
Mark
This is my first official post to the forum - but I hope to be an active contributor moving forward.
I recently purchased a house(semi-detached); in the rear of the house there is a concrete roof that houses a few small cupboards/sheds(including a toilet); the mirror image of this is also on my neighbours side. As part of a future planned extension I would like to remove this to make room for a cleaner single story rear extension. I have attached a few pictures.
The part that makes me a little nervous is that there is a thick concrete roof(thickest nearest the house, then thinning out slightly as it gets further away). Other houses down the street have a similar design.
I would ideally like to cut this apart from my neighbours and demolish my side.
Here are a couple of questions that I'm trying to answer before I go any further:
1) From prior experience is it likely that this is solid concrete or could it be hollow?
2) What's the best tool to use to 'cut' the concrete block?
3) Is it best just to make one cut and let the roof fall away(feels like the answer to this is probably no) or make multiple cuts to cut small sections at a time?
Thanks in advance.
Mark