outbuilding

Hi, I've been trawling these forums trying to find the answers to my questions and while there's plenty of advice for wiring sheds, I can't find anything that quite answers all my questions. I'd appreciate any advice. Basically, Ive just built a wooden office shed type building in the garden...

To make up for my previous error - (query in a non-query forum) I thought I would share my DIY project. We bought a house just over a year ago, which had a massive garden, which the previous owner liked to let grow, and a rotting shed, against which a previous previous owner built a concrete...

Hello, I’m having an extension built on my house and whilst the footings are exposed would like to run utilities to the detached garage 2m away in case of a future garage conversion. I’ll leave them unconnected at both ends so essentially empty pipes and cables running underground from under...

Hi All, I live in a conservation area and want to build a summer house in our rear garden as a little play room for the young kids. I thought I was ok on the permitted development side of things until I realised the additional rules around a 'designated area'. The one I 'think' I fall foul of...

Hi I had an outhouse built, 6m length, 3m width The 4 walls are single brick (internally rendered) then 50mm EPS insulation 'dot and dabbed' followed by plasterboard and skim. The roof is a flat felt roof with 100mm mineral wool insulation, and the floor is a concrete slab. A year later I...

I'm looking for some advice on how to repair crumbling concreate around the frame of a single glazed window. My aim is to stabilise the area to allow for a new UPVC window to be installed making the outhouse water tight so I can fit it with utilities. The outhouse is brick built with a flat roof...

Hello All, I have scoured the interweb for information on designing, planning and eventually building an workshop for myself. I have been granted planning permission to build a 5m x 8m at 3.3m high outbuilding with a flat roof. Now I need to apply for building regulation which is where I am...

Wondering if I could get some opinions from you guys please. I'm updating a 1900 cottage with single storey extension, attached to the extension is small barn like structure that was just used for storage. As things have gone on, I'm now thinking of utilising this building (originally going to...

I am looking to build a detached garage on my property. I am wondering if I will require planning permission. The red outline denotes land owned by me. The garage will be 7mx8m to accommodate 2x cars and some work area. We already have an existing single garage which will be removed (shown in...

I have recently been granted planning permission to put up an outbuilding in the back of my garden. The size is 5m wide by 7m deep by 3m tall. I plan to create 0.5m deep perimeter foundations and then pour a 0.2m deep slab over the top. I plan to build it out of brick and thermal block with a...

Evening all, just a quick question, I've been looking at this subject quite a bit now can anybody give me some hard evidence requarding exporting a earth to a out building, I've heard so many diffrent things like you shouldn't connect a pme earth to a outbuilding earthing terminal and all sorts...