Hi guys,
Just a bit of advice needed. Have been on before so hopefully you aren't sick of me yet!
Am speaking to architects to do the building reg drawings for my extension over garage. So I know what they are talking about when they go on about cavity walls, pad foundations, steel beams etc could someone explain how the extension could be built and possibly the best way.
The 1st floor will be timber frame construction with either tile hanging or brick skin. Got plans for both.
The flank wall of the garage is a single skin of block work which may have suitable foundations to support the load above.
I'm trying to understand the approaches for building onto this taking into account the foundations may or may not be suitable
E.g. Architect A has said the timber frame can sit on top of the flank wall.
Architect b said ignore the wall and run steel beams front to back and build off of that.
How do I know what is the correct way?
I appreciate there are probably lots of ways of doing this but what are the most common?
Any help would be appreciated
Just a bit of advice needed. Have been on before so hopefully you aren't sick of me yet!
Am speaking to architects to do the building reg drawings for my extension over garage. So I know what they are talking about when they go on about cavity walls, pad foundations, steel beams etc could someone explain how the extension could be built and possibly the best way.
The 1st floor will be timber frame construction with either tile hanging or brick skin. Got plans for both.
The flank wall of the garage is a single skin of block work which may have suitable foundations to support the load above.
I'm trying to understand the approaches for building onto this taking into account the foundations may or may not be suitable
E.g. Architect A has said the timber frame can sit on top of the flank wall.
Architect b said ignore the wall and run steel beams front to back and build off of that.
How do I know what is the correct way?
I appreciate there are probably lots of ways of doing this but what are the most common?
Any help would be appreciated