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Hi, Am in the process of refurbishing an existing house - the builder has suggested making the opening to the loft, adding stairs and steels & floorboards as we are already removing all the ceilings and re-doing them. This would make the future loft conversion a lot easier as all we would...

Hello, Am just in the process of drawing up some plans to extend my house. The original plan was for a single storey extension but the architect suggested a basement below the extension as the garden is on a downward hill. I have sent some rough drawings to some local builders to get an...

Hello All, I am trying to understand the rules regarding the 4m ceiling height ruling for a single storey rear extension. The problem i face is that the house is on a downward hill so there is a drop of about 900mm from the patio (3m) to garden. We are trying to submit planning permission to...

Hi all, I am new to the forum but I would appreciate some advice on my situation. I have consulted with a SE who has advised me that if I wanted to open up the back of the original house (onto the extension) I would have to put a steel beam box to support the back wall of the house. The house...