How deep do you make footings for a 2 storey build?

[mattdaniels]

Looking to create some more space and one possibility is a larger bedroom with en-suite. This would mean extending over the top of the part-integral garage. I am assuming this would mean having to strengthen the outside garage wall (as it's single skinned) and having deeper footings? How deep are they likely to be and deep do they need to be?

[mattdaniels]

Thanks everyone.

Sam_68 said:

it will almost certainly be more economical to simply demolish your existing garage walls and rebuild from scratch

I think you've actually answered the question I wanted answering but didn't actually ask

Edited by mattdaniels on Sunday 21st November 17:24

[mattdaniels]

Thanks again for the information chaps.

Have never had an extension built before, so whilst we have an idea of what we want, we need to sit down with someone who knows what's allowed, or better still can take requirements and make suggestions based on compromising what we'd like with what we're allowed to do.

Is that what an architect does or do they just draw the plans based on telling them what you want?

Can anyone recommend someone in the Northampton area we can talk to? We're trying to do the legwork now with a view to building in the spring.