Hi,
Hope you can help with some advice. We are considering a building firm to undertake an extension over our existing garage (will bedroom and en-suite). Initial survey suggests that the floor will need to be raised an inch or two to provide a level floor in the extension with the rest of the house. The joists used by the existing flat roof have been deemed sufficient by the builder so they are suggesting bolting new joists to the existing joists to raise the floor level the extra inch or two required. This removes the need to raise the existing joists.
Does this sound like a reasonable approach and can this be regarded as meeting building regs?
Cheers
Hope you can help with some advice. We are considering a building firm to undertake an extension over our existing garage (will bedroom and en-suite). Initial survey suggests that the floor will need to be raised an inch or two to provide a level floor in the extension with the rest of the house. The joists used by the existing flat roof have been deemed sufficient by the builder so they are suggesting bolting new joists to the existing joists to raise the floor level the extra inch or two required. This removes the need to raise the existing joists.
Does this sound like a reasonable approach and can this be regarded as meeting building regs?
Cheers