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hi all
im doing an extension, struggling thru
the extension sorta wraps the rear of the house being 3m deep one end and 4.5m deep the other and 10m long. all planning granted etc
in the plans the architect has allowed for a block and beam floor all along the part that 3m deep x 6.5m long spanning from the house to the new rear wall, where the extension is slightly wider at 4.5m deep by 3.5m wide he has the block and beam running the 3.5m way {90degrees to the 3m block and beam} with a sleeper foundation picking up the block and beam floor. the problem here is the sleeper foundation crosses the existing manhole / drain access. if i lose the manhole/drain we wont have any services in the house till a new one is dug.
do you think if i speak to building control i can run the block and beam in the 4.5m direction and do away with the sleeper foundations. its only a domestic ground floor extension so i dont think the loadings will be greater than what the 4.5m beam will take ?
thoughts / advice pls
scaff
im doing an extension, struggling thru
the extension sorta wraps the rear of the house being 3m deep one end and 4.5m deep the other and 10m long. all planning granted etc
in the plans the architect has allowed for a block and beam floor all along the part that 3m deep x 6.5m long spanning from the house to the new rear wall, where the extension is slightly wider at 4.5m deep by 3.5m wide he has the block and beam running the 3.5m way {90degrees to the 3m block and beam} with a sleeper foundation picking up the block and beam floor. the problem here is the sleeper foundation crosses the existing manhole / drain access. if i lose the manhole/drain we wont have any services in the house till a new one is dug.
do you think if i speak to building control i can run the block and beam in the 4.5m direction and do away with the sleeper foundations. its only a domestic ground floor extension so i dont think the loadings will be greater than what the 4.5m beam will take ?
thoughts / advice pls
scaff