Do I need footings or not?

[Bcksd20]

Hey,

I am removing my wooden garage doors from my garage and wanting to brick up the wall (just one wall, lintel already in place) and fit window and door here.

Do I need footings to build this wall or can I just build from the concrete ground that's already there?

 

[tony1851]

If you do it as part of a conversion under Building Regulations, they would almost certainly ask you to put a footing in.

If you take a chance, it may or may not work, depending on how thick the concrete is at the edge, and how much weight youare putting on it.

 

[jeds]

Very often you'll find some sort of foundation under the garage doorway. We normally drill it to see how far down it's solid.