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Looks like raising inspection chamber by 18" won't be possible. Basically current regs suggest over 600mm isn't allowed unless a different type of inspection chamber is installed and/or cover used. I was thinking that having a raised wooden floor and trap door might work but this will...

Re the 9' back door. There are two steps down out the back and there is a semicircular window above the door. In total it's 9' above the floor of the garden room. The kitchen window, also in the garden room is the same height. Raising the floor by 18" is possible but difficult due to the drain...

We would like a proper garden room but I don't think we will have the money to build it until perhaps we are ready to move again. I think it may make more sense repair it as best we can, happily live with it and hope it doesn't cause too much trouble when we sell. A conservatory would be a good...

Just had a look here regarding enforced demolishing. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/Planning/BuildingRegulations/DG_4001372 It would seem due to the length of time since the structure was built they can't enforce section 35 or 36 of the building act, but they do have the...

Thanks Richard. Do you know if building control or anyone else could demand that I take the structure down? I'm half considering repairing the roof and replacing the glass and keeping it. :wink:

Thanks for your advice John and Richard, it's really helpful. Looking at the age of the structure I would say it has easily been there for over 4 years. We would prefer to have a garden room rather than a conservatory but it will ultimately depend on cost. It would be great if we could have...

A problem. We recently bought a house with a structure built on the back that could loosely be described as a garden room. We would like to make it building regs compliant without having to rebuild and wondered if this was possible. The main problem is that the windows (non safety single...