Magicpickleman

Thanks for all the help. Could a DPC not be put in place in the current walls, and in the floor and internal walls I put in place? The reason I am thinking of building is to utilise as much space as possible. I had discounted timber as my though was I would have to be able to access all sides for maintenance. Cheers

Do you mean to use the garden walls to structurally build the timber frame build to?

I was thinking that brick/block would need less maintenance in the long run. Plus timber would need me to have access to all sides wouldn't it?

So stay away from using the garden walls then?

Woodwork, craft, a place to be. Would like it to be as close to bone dry as possible as electronics will be in there. Timescale is as long as it takes. Not in a major rush but would like something within the next 18-24 months.

Very rough idea just done on Sketchup. I was going to try and do a sloping roof towards the front, there is a drain to the right of where the door is marked. It would mainly we used for woodworking, and some craft...and just somewhere to have as my own. I can't talk about pickling...that's top secret!

Hello all, Hope everyone is well. Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere on here, I searched but couldn’t find anything - but I have limited knowledge of technical building terms. A year ago we brought a Victorian property that had been empty for around 20 years. We had traders come and do the main jobs but are currently doing the smaller jobs and making the place in to a home. I want to build a small workshop - roughly 14 ft x 9 ft. The area I want to put it has three existing walls - two ‘garden’ walls and the other being the exterior wall to our kitchen. In the one corner there is also an old privy, I am unsure if it would be best to knock down or try and integrate it into the plan, it is a solid build. The garden walls are two bricks in width and around 6.5 foot high, in good shape other than needing to be re-pointed. It would be great to get some advice on areas before trying to move forward with attempting this, so thanks in advance for any help. Would it be possible to tie in to these walls and use them for part of the structure, and would I just use a wall starter kit? (The brick is accrington brick) The garden walls would need more height, I take it I could just add more brick to that to increase the height? Would I have to dig down and see what the foundation is like on the garden walls? I would be digging down to put a foundation for the new front wall, would I lay a new foundation around all sides? As they are walls built at the same time as the house (1901) I would presumably have to put in a DPC, and then build block internal walls? I know I will need to check with my local council but presumably I could build it as high as the privy? I’ve included a photos so people can see what the area and walls look like. One last question (for the moment) - a foolish project for someone with minimal amount of building experience? Cheers for the help and advice. Dave