On my extension i'm having build, the drawing states hard core and a solid slab floor up to dpc.
when the building regs officer from the planning department came down to inspect the foundations. He has insisted on a suspended floor due to the ground falling away from the house, where the new building is going. He said that anything above 660mm to dpc could subside, (mine is 1300mm). and my architect should have known this.
I needed to pay an extra 900 pounds for steel, concrete and labour due to going off drawing and the suspended floor wasn't in the original quote.
is there any way i can claim compensation of the architect for giving me bad advice and costing me extra on my build due to his lack of knowledge
many thanks
when the building regs officer from the planning department came down to inspect the foundations. He has insisted on a suspended floor due to the ground falling away from the house, where the new building is going. He said that anything above 660mm to dpc could subside, (mine is 1300mm). and my architect should have known this.
I needed to pay an extra 900 pounds for steel, concrete and labour due to going off drawing and the suspended floor wasn't in the original quote.
is there any way i can claim compensation of the architect for giving me bad advice and costing me extra on my build due to his lack of knowledge
many thanks