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In its present state the house is not mortgageable with the majority of lenders as many of them have criteria which the valuers must follow which states a maximum % of load bearing walls which they are willing to accept as single skin construction being (4.5inch thick). Despite supporting the...

The wall is currently load bearing as it supports the floors and roof of the existing house. I have had a quick look at building regs for structures and to someone who has never seen these before, they appear to suggest that the extension could be built and only require 3 walls to be deemed load...

Hi, we are planning a 2 storey extension on the side of our semi-detached cottage which was built around 1900. The external side wall is currently 'single skin' 4.5inch thick brick on both floors, rendered, and insulated in the inside. The wall measures about 5m x 4.2m high to the...

Hi, We are just about to complete on a house which needs completely refurbishing and there are a number of jobs we need to sort. The house is an old semi detached solid brick built farm cottage circa 1900. First issue - Concrete floor - In one of the ground floor rooms there appears...