Hey all. We are in the process of buying a 1930s detached house. Plan is to convert the attached garage into the new kitchen and if possible extend above and put an extra bedroom.
Queries where I wonder if someone could help:
- The garage is approx 5m wide. It has steel beams across the roof - why would this be ?
- The garage appears to have double skin brick. Would this imply the foundations are deep enough to extend (build) above the existing wall ?
- If the foundations are not sufficient to extend above, can I just convert the current garage (complying with BR insulation etc) or would BC not accept that due to foundations (even though its been stood for nearly 100 years) ?
- The roof in knackered and causing some issues. One being the render breaking. Does this look (see pic) look like anything other than damp getting behind the render ?
Queries where I wonder if someone could help:
- The garage is approx 5m wide. It has steel beams across the roof - why would this be ?
- The garage appears to have double skin brick. Would this imply the foundations are deep enough to extend (build) above the existing wall ?
- If the foundations are not sufficient to extend above, can I just convert the current garage (complying with BR insulation etc) or would BC not accept that due to foundations (even though its been stood for nearly 100 years) ?
- The roof in knackered and causing some issues. One being the render breaking. Does this look (see pic) look like anything other than damp getting behind the render ?