hello everyone, i am new to this site and any advice or information would be appreciated. right.i have a 9 by15ft garage in my garden thats just rotting away. im planning to knock it down and build it up again as a living space using hollow concrete blocks, re-enforcing them by filling the cavities with concrete then rendering the outside and insulating the inside. can anybody tell me if this is a realistic idea, im 19 and been labouring and brick laying since the age of 15 so i feel i have the know how to do most of the work on this project myself, bar the plumbing and electrics. i have also been told that it would be relatively easy to get planning permision as long as it stays as a garage but might not be so easy if its a living space with an open plan living space with a small kitchen and a shower/toilet room, (no bedroom).
Q1) WHAT BLOCKS SHOULD I USE?
Q2) WHAT ARE THE RULES AND REGS FOR THIS SORT OF PROJECT?
Q3) SHOULD I USE LIQUID FOOTINGS OR BLOCK FOOTINGS
Q4) WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST SOLID ROOF STRUCTURE?
ANY ADDITIONAL ADVICE AND BITS AND PIECES YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD WOULD BE GREAT.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
CHARLIE
Q1) WHAT BLOCKS SHOULD I USE?
Q2) WHAT ARE THE RULES AND REGS FOR THIS SORT OF PROJECT?
Q3) SHOULD I USE LIQUID FOOTINGS OR BLOCK FOOTINGS
Q4) WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST SOLID ROOF STRUCTURE?
ANY ADDITIONAL ADVICE AND BITS AND PIECES YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD WOULD BE GREAT.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
CHARLIE