Planing a garage - im going insane

[williamglossop]

Firstly - I posted yesterday asking about footings for a garage, thanks to all those who have replied. I've taken some pics of the plot to try and illustrate what i'm planing on doing.

Here's the first one - picture taken from the front facing towards the rear of the plot.

I have just knocked down the old garage that was there - it was pretty much falling down. The back left corner wall is still in situ - this will be knocked down once o'm ready to start the build. The picture below shows roughly where the old garage stood

As you can see there is an area of elevated land at the back left hand corner (when viewed from the front). This pic shows what i'm talking about - highlighted with green

and this one

Again when viewed from the front - you can see that the land to the right drops away - nextdoors plot is below mine and the edge of their garden slopes up to met mine

I'm trying to plan a suitable build that will accommodate the elevated land at the back and the sloping ground at the right. I am happy to pay someone to come and look at the site and advise me of the best way to achieve this but i'm not sure such a service exists.

Can anyone make any suggestions as to how to proceed?

 

[williamglossop]

Anyone got any suggestions?

Building control aren't interested as it's outside of their requirements.

 

[Norcon]

I'd be excavating the high bank to the left and shuttering a great retaining wall from concrete which would form one side of the garage.

 

[r896neo]

things like this are really very hard to judge without seeing it in person. the lie of the land and steepness of falls is very hard to get a feel of from photo's.

If you need to retain the higher ground you are better off doing so independant of the garage. i.e end up with a retaing wall and small path between it and the garage as it will be much less prone to damp problems.

 

[Norcon]

You won't have damp when you membrane the outside.
And not always necessary either.

We did a big 100m long retainer x 5m tall a few years back and the client (joinery manufacturing business) was going to leave a space and build a separate wall for the facility.

No tanking was done behind. Well drained though.
Turned out he used the lost space and the retainer forms the side wall.

I've been back a few times and dampness has never manifested itself.

 

[williamglossop]

thanks for taking the time to reply fellas.......

I cant remove the high ground at the back so will have to work with it. The high ground is retained with an old sandstone wall that has stood there for a long time. The back left corner of the old garage was tucked against the elevated ground and there wasn't really a problem.

With regards to the foundations for the garage - what would you reccomend? I was gonna dig a trench around the perimeter and shutter it along the right hand side (when viewed from the front) where it ajoins next doors garden. I was then gonna pretty much rebuild the garage where it is now, i.e. with the new walls tucked into the corner as they are now, but with newton membrane attached to the outside between the wall and elevated ground behind.

 

[williamglossop]

those tree things fell over when i removed the garage - dont think the neighbours will be too happy, but they were growin on my side of the boundary.....honest

 

[williamglossop]

Does anyone know if a service exists that's like a building consultancy type thing? Internet forums are great and the advice is free, but it can be hard for someone to give their opinion without seeing the job in person. Does a service exist where by a builder would attend at whatever stage you needed them too and provided you with advice and pointers etc - for an appropriate fee , in a similar manner to the BCO attending. I'd quite happily pay for someone reliable to come out and spend an hour talking through options etc.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Just employ a surveyor or technician to design your garage, cost: a few hundred quid.

 

[williamglossop]

Yeah I will speak to a local company called planmart - see what they reccomend.

thanks again for the replies.