If you were planning a single story extension, Building regs would accept a shallower found than if you were building a two story extension. Think about it,,, a two story extension has much more weight sitting on the founds than a single does. That's why you had to have the original extension foundations underpinned.
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If you were planning a single story extension, Building regs would accept a shallower found than if you were building a two story extension. Think about it,,, a two story extension has much more weight sitting on the founds than a single does. That's why you had to have the original extension foundations underpinned.
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The simple answer is, it depends on what criteria, best means to you.
Not so much the weight concerned rather the soil has to be stable, most footings are a meter deep as the soil hasn't been disturbed over the last few hundred years and it is stable, until a tree starts growing and sucks the moisture out of one corner which causes the soil to dry out and subsidence occurs, if you remove a tree that has caused no problems in the last 50yrs the opposite happens and the soil expands and pushes the house up in one area which is subsidence in reverse.
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Surely this is the way to go? Low heat costing, rainwater harvesting, heat pumping, draught proofed, mechanical ventilated - 21st century tech'.
I daren't search out a rental because if I tried it (wouldn't need much prompting) and liked it - I would want it !
http://www.hanse-haus.co.uk/build_your_home/limitless_possibilities.html
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