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Right, piled it is on the app then :) . I'd need to put at least 150mm of the beam below ground level as the car will have clearance akin to a woodlouse backside! Seeing as I've already used piles for the other extension - and it worked out quite cheap - it would be easy to re- use the...

Oh well no worries - guess it's time to suck it and see!

So did anyone have anything to add to this? Got the plans drawn up but want to add in notes about the intended construction that will give me the best chance of success!

:lol: cheers chessspy, I'll try that... Yes it is a mature tree, it enjoys classical music, fine wines and expensive food. Oh and is twice the height of the house... It's a Scots Pine which I've been told can have different root systems depending on location - either shallow spread...

Just been mulling over a few options for the continued revamp of our place, and I reckon I could fit another garage to one side. Only thing is, there is a protected tree rather close. According to my fag-packet sketches it would come no closer than 3m away from the tree. Anyone got...

not that I know of - mine were drawn up specifically for the site by a structural engineer (which another engineer disagreed with and upped the width of the wall to my above comments...) It's a VERY long calculation on the loadings, that much I can tell you!

legs that stick out at an angle to stop the tower toppling.

In all seriousness - why not! If you are going to build an outhouse on it, why not have an outhouse with a serious cellar in it :D Either that, or if you fancy several very long journeys with a trailer, I've got about that much soil going spare at my place - and am desperately wishing I had...

LOL yeah - I'm doing all the digging with a spade only, couldn't cope with all the new holes ;)

well yes that did cross my mind, though as its on a very steeply banked site I think it was probably worth it - plus the cost of the piling work was IMO really quite reasonable - by my current calcs I'll be up to and including floor level (including the Jetfloor system itself ) for c. £6.5k - as...

No site inspection was carried out, it was to be based on other projects worked on in the area - however the piling company informed me that they've done dozens of properties stretching miles either side of ours, and there experience has been that the majority is indeed London Clay, however...

:D lovely job, cheers. Hadn't decided what to do about lateral movement yet - though the chaps that did the piling left a large bag of round things that went around the rebar in the top of the piles... I reckon a half dozen of those cliped along the bars should prevent it. (very handily they...

LOL - well yes that is a slight issue at the moment... in that the trench is actually 300mm deep in water! oh well, I suppose at least the heavy rain held off long enough for me to get it all dug out.

well the rebars are all going to be sitting on the steel piles that we've cut to height of the base of the rebar (50mm above base of beam, so in reality 75mm above base of trenches) The spans are not that great (largest span between piles is 3m) so I was going to simply use a large piece of...

afraid the only "help" I can give on that one is that you are right to be worried about the cost... I've been having the plans drawn up for a buried garage, so the retaining wall is only 2.5m high... the cost however reaches much, much higher. Width of the retaining wall for mine is 400mm...

:lol: If you'd seen my attempts at bricklaying, you'd know what a boon one of those would be to me - Picasso has nothing on my ability to make a straight line look wonky.

you know what, seeing that I'm almost tempted to have a go at my brickwork myself :lol:

Question is in the title really - why?! Just had a quote for some assistance with the ring beam, in which the quote mentions putting 2" blinding in the base of the ring beam trench - the trench is all shuttered and ready, with the base being of level sand around 25mm below the bottom of where...

Many thanks Jason - I'll get in touch in a mo :) Just been having a look around your website - some fantastic work there, looks great!

:lol: yeah, that too.