Hi
I am shortly to embark on a loft conversion of my property, 2 up, 2 down
terraced house built, 1888.
The architect has visited and drawn up plans that have been submitted to the local planning department.
My slight worry is that is that as it is a very old house, I wonder if it
is structurally sound to take the conversion.
Have noticed in the living room there are two areas where the ceiling seems to have dropped and a similar area in the dining room, where there are also minor cracks in the (blocked out) chimney breast. There is also a crack running the whole length of the walll-side of stair case. No room has got square walls and walking up the stairs there seems to an uneven floor on the half-landing and full landing where you can see that the floor bows under the bedroom door frame.
Am I being unduly concernd?.. .or are my observations minor??
I am shortly to embark on a loft conversion of my property, 2 up, 2 down
terraced house built, 1888.
The architect has visited and drawn up plans that have been submitted to the local planning department.
My slight worry is that is that as it is a very old house, I wonder if it
is structurally sound to take the conversion.
Have noticed in the living room there are two areas where the ceiling seems to have dropped and a similar area in the dining room, where there are also minor cracks in the (blocked out) chimney breast. There is also a crack running the whole length of the walll-side of stair case. No room has got square walls and walking up the stairs there seems to an uneven floor on the half-landing and full landing where you can see that the floor bows under the bedroom door frame.
Am I being unduly concernd?.. .or are my observations minor??
