Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Second storey below 2Dec 26, 2012 5:10 pm Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Second storey below 5Mar 06, 2013 10:23 am D101 Our house is fully accessible underneath (it is bricks on a sandstone base), however it is completely enclose except for one small doorway and is only crouching height. Would this mean that the escavation would have to be done by hand? Or are there ways around this (e.g. knocking some bricks out to bring some machinery in)? A word of caution here -- I assume your original engineer excavated to stable ground to build upon, NOT allowing for someone later to excavate on a whim and possibly weaken the structure. I strongly suggest you get an engineer's report before doing further excavation Arfur We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37160 Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8505 We are building a second dwelling and are currently selecting window and door frames. We want to blend into the forest and also bring out the stone work and the fake wood… 0 15938 |