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Yes I’m going to do the drawings in consultation with the engineer. I designed and built the extension on my last place and have done the drawings for other aspects of this renovation that required planning permission. Just wondering if anyone has a clever solution to this little problem rather...

Thanks for the info. I’ve done a bit of digging and the existing retaining wall looks to have fairly substantial footings. I’m now thinking it would be easier and cheaper just to build off that instead. Would it be ok to span across from the house to the wall using a concrete lintel as shown...

Hi All, I’m trying to figure out the best way of building my rear extension. Due to the sloping ground I’m thinking of just building a wall approx 6m long. Then using 3m beam and blocks resting on that wall out from the existing kitchen wall. Then, a steel frame with a flat roof with a rubber...

Great idea! Have you heard of Pad and Beam footings? Someone suggested them to me but I wouldn't know where to start!

I'd like to build a wall about 3 feet high with fence panels along the top of it. Is it possible to have the fence posts embedded inside the wall? For the wall I was thinking of using a single width of concrete blocks (the ones with two holes in them) and then inserting the fence posts in...

Hello, I'd like to build a retaining wall about 15 metres long and retaining 1 metre high of soil. My problem is that it will be built parallel to a large laurel hedge. Is there a way of building the wall close to the hedge such that the main roots aren't disturbed. The hedge is...