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imamartian
Hi,
I have a bay window that looks a 'bit' like this:
[GALLERY=media, 41809][/GALLERY][/img
It's approx 2m x 1m, and i want to build a wall around its perimeter and knock through.
So would any be kind enough to critique my plan of the things i into to do (and not to do) please:
1. not to get planning permission
2. lift block pavers, dig trench, shutter and pour concrete footings approx 18" deep by 12" wide.
3. use angle grinder or stihl saw to cut through brickwork from bay to floor at each side (taking account of where new wall will run)
4. attach metal wallplate for tying bricks into (run DPC up behind)
5. build wall (8/10 courses high) upto bay
6. pack with slates, point, make good.
inside...
7 move radiator
8.cut out plasterboard, and knock out brickwork
9. remove wooden supports
10 cut out (huge) wooden windowsill
11 dig out floor, tamp down, add hardcore (or 20mm to dust),
12 lay 4" of concrete floor
13. add battens to wall, new plasterboard
14 plaster walls
15 new floor covering
16 decorate
17 replace radiator..
pretty simply put, but have i got the gist? or am i missing anything important? I have a cement mixer, so will mix cement and concrete myself... have built a dwarf wall for conservatory, so happy with that...
any thoughts appreciated... should i wait for spring? etc..
thanks
I have a bay window that looks a 'bit' like this:
[GALLERY=media, 41809][/GALLERY][/img
It's approx 2m x 1m, and i want to build a wall around its perimeter and knock through.
So would any be kind enough to critique my plan of the things i into to do (and not to do) please:
1. not to get planning permission
2. lift block pavers, dig trench, shutter and pour concrete footings approx 18" deep by 12" wide.
3. use angle grinder or stihl saw to cut through brickwork from bay to floor at each side (taking account of where new wall will run)
4. attach metal wallplate for tying bricks into (run DPC up behind)
5. build wall (8/10 courses high) upto bay
6. pack with slates, point, make good.
inside...
7 move radiator
8.cut out plasterboard, and knock out brickwork
9. remove wooden supports
10 cut out (huge) wooden windowsill
11 dig out floor, tamp down, add hardcore (or 20mm to dust),
12 lay 4" of concrete floor
13. add battens to wall, new plasterboard
14 plaster walls
15 new floor covering
16 decorate
17 replace radiator..
pretty simply put, but have i got the gist? or am i missing anything important? I have a cement mixer, so will mix cement and concrete myself... have built a dwarf wall for conservatory, so happy with that...
any thoughts appreciated... should i wait for spring? etc..
thanks