?building a single storey extension im looking for a new method of foundation were i dont need to go below 2ft
Question:hi all once again thanks to all that have answered my Qs.im building a single storey extension...however the guy next door wants a party wall agreement if i go below the foundations of his house which a very shallow only 2ft deep.to avoid this i need a method of foundation that will not go below 2feet that the council will approve and that will get me out of this party wall agreement.the soil in quite tough...and i have been advised by my council that in some case 800mm is enough for foundations but there general rule is 1 metre PLEASE HELP AND THANKS
Answers:
Piles. As in concrete pillers set into the ground. usually used for soft or unstable ground but no reason why they can't be used for other applications. bit more expensive though.
Your local building codes will pretty much define what is acceptable, if you convert from a continious spread footing to a pile foundation or some other system you will need to go deeper at these locations than you would have with the spread footing. Maybe that will solve you r problem with your neighbor or not.
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