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Thanks Tony - good to know I'm along the right lines. I do have a bit of a follow up question. I'm planning on building up to my border with this new extension. It's been suggested that I build my bordering wall around 150mm from the border to allow the roof finish/guttering to still fall...

Bump. Anyone? Cheers.

Hi all, I'm currently in the planning stage of my extension. I'm looking to "fill in" the corner of my house which currently is single storey, but I want to bring it up to two storey. I'm also planning to take it out a bit closer to the border with my neighbours. Below is an overhead of my...

Thanks for that - I see what you're referring to when talking about the frame. Nice construction by the way! I was referring more to the frame that the floor will sit on, as it will be off the ground (fixed between trees). So it'll need to be stronger than the frame the walls and roof will be...

Thanks for the replies. The longest span between trees is around 4m. I was actually planning on using 6x2's for the long beams between trees, and less bulky beams/joists for spanning the beams themselves. My concerns really are around using materials that won't rot over the long term. I...

Hi all, I'm currently in the process of chopping 4 very large (as high as the house) and 3 medium conifers down at the bottom of the garden. My plan is to cut several of these trees down completely and reclaim the ground. However I've decided to leave 3 of the stumps in place up to around...

Probably not practical or affordable! Thanks for the answer. So basically looks like I'll end up studding the internal wall in these spots and filling with insulation. Resulting in a loss of around 100mm which narrows the walkway plans I had into the extension. Back to the drawing board with...