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  • 21-03-2015 7:34pm
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    carrots1
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭


    Hi - an extension at the rear was added to a house my friends house, blocks are built and the roof tiles are on, there is no plastering, flooring, windows etc done. They are interested in selling it and they need a cert of significant completion so that potential buyers can get a mortgage approved, however, it seems that the roof slope isn't deep enough, but it is up to an upstairs window and can't go any higher. Any suggestions welcome, maybe change the roof type?


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    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Sounds like your friend had no professional input to the design.
    You need to engage an architect or engineer to have a look and either certify or offer remedial work solutions to rectify.

    Usually the roof should be a minimum of 25 degrees to take the pitch and roof tiles etc.

    Any photos?


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    Calahonda52
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    Can be re.roofed with a different material

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    carrots1 wrote: »
    ...cert of significant completion...

    Never heard of/come across a cert like this?

    Another option is that it may be easier/cheaper to knock the extension!


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    carrots1
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭carrots1


    Thanks for advice, cud I pm a photo of it. They're thinking of knocking the extension - as part of the original planning there was a porch to be built onto the front of the house - again this has got blockwork and roof done but isnt fully complete, if they were to knock the extension, what about the porch could it stay, I think it's ok, although it isn't complete.


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    DOCARCH
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    If the porch is not complete, and was part of the original planning permission, then they have not complied with the original planning permission...the porch would need to be complete (for compliance)...or if the porch is not complete/or they want to knock it, to sell the house, they would probably need to seek retention permission.


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    carrots1
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    So it looks like they would have to get retention permission, what's involved in that, do they need to get plans drawn again by an architect and is it costly and does it take a long time to seek retention.


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    Gumbo
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    carrots1 wrote: »
    So it looks like they would have to get retention permission, what's involved in that, do they need to get plans drawn again by an architect and is it costly and does it take a long time to seek retention.

    Plans drawn.
    Newspaper ad.
    Site notice.
    Full planning application with increased fee of €102.
    Full 2 month statutory period.


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