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  • 01-02-2008 8:31pm
    #1
    Shar!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭


    Hi currently my head is so wrecked with an extension to the rear of my house, there is dampness all over it and apparently the person that built it never put a foundation down.:mad::mad::mad: We are considering knocking it and rebuilding it as no builder will be honust enough to say if it can be saved by dryling again and insulating it.:rolleyes:
    We run into a problem even rebuilding...Currently it is approx 14ftx8ft and we will be building the width of the house 20ft x 16 ft but the roof seems to be a problem..(it will block out our bedroom windows...) has anybody had a similar problem with an apex roof and how high can the pitch be without planning permision??

    Any help on this will be greatfully appriciated... thanks folks!;)

    Shar!


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,540 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Short answer in relation to the planning issue is that it cant be higher than the existing roof so that it stays exempt.


  • #3
    archtech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭archtech


    You could consider a flat shallow pitched or flat roof. Modern flat roofs are generally better that those of the past.There's loads of options available to you. Get some professional advise (architect/engineer/arch tech/etc)


  • #4
    Shar!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭Shar!


    Thanks for the replys... i suppose i shouldn't cut corners on this and take your advice with professional help... Just never imagined it to be so complecated.....

    Thanks again!


  • #5
    250882
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭250882


    Sorry to state the obvious but if you got stung before dont make the same mistake again. Get it designed & certified by an architect or engineer with Professional Indemnity insurance, use a reputable builder and get contracts drawn up and then at least if all does go wrong again you will have at least one party to sue.
    On the other part DONT EVER block up bedroom windows.
    In a fire they might be your only way out. I know first hand what removing an escape windows can cause.
    There was a house fire when I was working in a Local authority that 2 young kids were killed in, the PVC escape windows had aftermarket locks on them and you could see the kids hand prints along the walls and melted into the frames as they tried to get out through the window.
    NEVER take a shortcut on the fire regs.


  • #6
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,895 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Shar! wrote: »
    Hi currently my head is so wrecked with an extension to the rear of my house, there is dampness all over it and apparently the person that built it never put a foundation down.:mad::mad::mad:
    Are you sure about the foundation? It just may not be a traditional strip foundation.


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