OutdoorsDolly

Finally found a way to get some pictures to you all. On revisiting the house, it doesn't seem so bad. Certainly not 2 inches, but there is obvious movement in the roof too. https://imgur.com/a/ZGk7veX

Thanks @joe90, I love on my local planning portal and we're lucky in that we are the lowest plot on the street so potentially very little impact on those around us, even if we did go for the full first storey extension. Thanks for the tip though, really helpful to know that rebuild can be an enjoyable experience 🙂

Great question, thanks JohnMo. I've done 1 reno previously and I'm exploring options for this house. The area is perfect and the plot is great, in an up-and-coming area and only set to appreciate, being surrounded by £300,000+ houses. The house (if the wall is safe) is liveable and I want to explore what I may do with it. I'm certainly not experienced enough to see a house one time and decide how I would like to change it. I know it needs to be bigger and originally explored adding a full first floor, until I discovered that the Southern wall may not hold a further floor. At that point I started considering demo and rebuild. As I said, here to learn and welcome all and any support and advice. I've already learned more than I thought I could!

We're in Wales, sorry missed it in my first reply

Thanks @Bozzait's a pig, 1960's with nothing likeable beside from the plot and location. I am also considering living there for a year first to get a feel for the land before committing to the rebuild as (if the wall is safe) it is liveable.

Thank you for the welcome @saveasteading I'm pretty sure it is uninsulated cavity block work. Also thanks for the heads-up, I will get back out there for pictures ASAP

Hello everyone I am very pleased to be here. We recently had an offer accepted on a bungalow with 1/4 acre on a sloping site, boundaried on one side by a lane and the other by a stream. The property is far from ideal, the attic has been boarded out and is being used as a flat type situation, with access from stairs in the second bedroom (making the whole endeavour near pointless). Underneath the house someone has excavated to create a room under the house, it's probably 6ft X 10ft and we are told by the estate agent that it goes further but they have walled it off, there is one RSJ running horizontal to the outer wall of the house and there does not appear to be any support for the main Southern wall of the house. In that wall there is a significant crack, 2 inches wide that runs up behind the render. Inside the house there are at least 2 layers of wallpaper on that wall and the one running horizontal to that making it impossible to see if the crack is reflected inside. Along with these issues are the usual 'hand-crafted' electrics and plumbing. So... I am here to read other people's experiences of refurb and demo rebuild, consider the costs with both and mainly learn as much as I can. I haven't yet organised a survey because I am on the fence about demo. Any advice would be most welcomed! Dolly 🙏