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Thank you all for the detailed replies, it’s really appreciated and helpful so thanks! Cheers G

Thanks both, replies much appreciated and makes sense now! Yes my outer skin is brick and steel will be around 4.3m long, so the pad stone sitting on the external wall makes sense One final question, will it be the SE who also designs the load bearing pillars for the other end of the steel...

Hi In situations where a side extension is being built, I have seen a number of plans where the padstone appears to sit on the external wall of the existing house (and then the other end of the steel sits supported on the new internal skin at the other end) In these scenarios, is the fact that...

Cheers both for the replies On the same subject, rather than having it as a carport, if I went for an actual enclosed garage with a bedroom over it I.e: have a small cavity wall built out from the side of the existing gable, to support one end of say a HD catnic lintel and then the other end...

Hi Just trying to get in my head if the following is do-able, before I instruct plans/SE etc Am wanting a two storey side extension (a carport on the ground, with a bedroom above it) The dimensions would be 4.3m out from side of house and be 4.8m long down the side. Could this be done via...

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Hi Just mulling over potential ideas for a two storey side extension (a garage or car port on the bottom and a bedroom above it) if I were to go with the garage idea (rather than a carport open on three sides), with regards to the garage aspect, would it be a matter of the builder building a...

Hi Wanting to build a two storey side extension (it will be a carport underneath with just a bedroom above it Was looking at coming out 4.3m from the current house, which will take me up to the boundary line at the front elevation, but will be over 1m away from the boundary at the rear...

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Hi To maximise all available space at the side of my house, would it be practical to build a side extension with the front wall extending out 4.3m from the existing property and the rear wall extending out 5.5m? Reason being that at the side, the boundary tapers out so I have an extra 1.2m at...

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Thanks noseall much appreciated Any suggestions on the finish/material for what would be the floor of the first floor / roof of the carport. Many thanks

Hi all Just looking into the possibility of a 4.8m x 4.4m extension on the side of the house at first floor level only. The ground floor level would essentially be a car port with with openings at the front and back to allow me to drive my car through to a garage behind. I understand this may...