Hi,
I share a 1.2m high Victorian double brick width garden wall with my next door neighbour. It is built on a foundation of flat rocks that are no wider than the wall itself and the soil beneath that is clay.
I would like to lower the levels along the wall in my garden so that I can build a shed. I want to build the shed at a lower level so that it doesn’t protrude above the fence on top of the wall, and generally look imposing.
To investigate, I dug out on my side to the level of the wall's foundation, but then worked out that this is not low enough for my shed base. Is there anything I can do to underpin the wall with concrete from my side only, that would then allow me to lower my levels below the original foundation level of the wall?
I've drawn up a diagram to show what I mean here...
http://i.imgur.com/DPKcI.png
Any help much appreciated.
Jim
I share a 1.2m high Victorian double brick width garden wall with my next door neighbour. It is built on a foundation of flat rocks that are no wider than the wall itself and the soil beneath that is clay.
I would like to lower the levels along the wall in my garden so that I can build a shed. I want to build the shed at a lower level so that it doesn’t protrude above the fence on top of the wall, and generally look imposing.
To investigate, I dug out on my side to the level of the wall's foundation, but then worked out that this is not low enough for my shed base. Is there anything I can do to underpin the wall with concrete from my side only, that would then allow me to lower my levels below the original foundation level of the wall?
I've drawn up a diagram to show what I mean here...
http://i.imgur.com/DPKcI.png
Any help much appreciated.
Jim