I'm converting our garage into a playroom. We've taken the garade door down and in place put a two skin (brick and breeze block) wall in it's place.
We went through the normal building regs, and phoned them to say we were starting the work. They said they didn't need to inspect as it was only minor work.
Now much of the work is complete I've asked them to come back, and suddenly they've asked for a small hole to be dug outside the new wall, so that they can check the foundations.
They have checked it and say's it's not suitable, and we need to dig out a hole under the wall pour concrete in to a depth of 600mm.
I will call the builder who built the wall, as I assume he is responsible for ensuring this type of thing in the first place.
However, how big a job is this? i.e. half a days work, couple of days? It took him two days to do the work initially.
Also, as we phoned in the 'commencement of building work' but they say they have no record of it, where do we stand? I'm concerned they're just be ars*y with us as they think we did not phone them, so they're insisting on things that may not be necessary.
btw, the foundations are made of bricks and hardcore.
thanks
rob
We went through the normal building regs, and phoned them to say we were starting the work. They said they didn't need to inspect as it was only minor work.
Now much of the work is complete I've asked them to come back, and suddenly they've asked for a small hole to be dug outside the new wall, so that they can check the foundations.
They have checked it and say's it's not suitable, and we need to dig out a hole under the wall pour concrete in to a depth of 600mm.
I will call the builder who built the wall, as I assume he is responsible for ensuring this type of thing in the first place.
However, how big a job is this? i.e. half a days work, couple of days? It took him two days to do the work initially.
Also, as we phoned in the 'commencement of building work' but they say they have no record of it, where do we stand? I'm concerned they're just be ars*y with us as they think we did not phone them, so they're insisting on things that may not be necessary.
btw, the foundations are made of bricks and hardcore.
thanks
rob