I have been offered some parts from a 4 year old conservatory. Doors, windows and the roof. It's not complete so I was hoping to use what I can to make up the rest.
I have no brick laying skills but am good at carpentry so I have numerous questions about what has to be done that I can't change and what I can do as an alternative.
If I start from the ground up.. there are alternatives I know of for the base. The main ones being a concrete base and a steel framed base. Is there anything that says I can't make a wooden framed base?
There is currently a poorly laid slab patio where I want to put the conservatory and after looking under one or two slabs it appears that very little was done to remove the array of out-house buildings that were there before. I don't mind digging down for footings in the necessary places to support a frame but I think digging out for a concrete base and dwarf wall footing is going to be too prohibitive.
I suppose my first questions would be can I make a wooden frame and dwarf wall or are there regs saying it must be brick or steel?
Any help would be much appreciated.
I have no brick laying skills but am good at carpentry so I have numerous questions about what has to be done that I can't change and what I can do as an alternative.
If I start from the ground up.. there are alternatives I know of for the base. The main ones being a concrete base and a steel framed base. Is there anything that says I can't make a wooden framed base?
There is currently a poorly laid slab patio where I want to put the conservatory and after looking under one or two slabs it appears that very little was done to remove the array of out-house buildings that were there before. I don't mind digging down for footings in the necessary places to support a frame but I think digging out for a concrete base and dwarf wall footing is going to be too prohibitive.
I suppose my first questions would be can I make a wooden frame and dwarf wall or are there regs saying it must be brick or steel?
Any help would be much appreciated.