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Thought it might be a nice touch to have a sheltered area just outside the dining area.

I wouldn’t have one. Extend the flat roof covering up the pitched roof a minimum of 150mm and slope the flat roof to the front of the house. Simple enough to do and saves clearing leaves from a dedicated gutter.

Very simplistic model.

Hi there, I’ll take a look at car turning but it might be a 15 point turn!! If you look at the floor plan you’ll see a triangular section of wall at each end of the building. This is to create the recess but at the same time to give a solid end wall. ETC.

What a load of sh*t. Build it out of cavity blockwork and attic trusses so that if you decide to put heating in you can insulate the walls at a later date. Get rid of all that steel and why on earth is there a raft? Standard strip foundations and a ground bearing slab. Use Keystone lintels over the openings. Two different sizes for floor joists shown on the drawings and putting a note on to say that the stairs will be designed by a specialist is a complete cop-out!

http://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/assets/pdf/TechnicalBookletD2012.pdf

Hi there, You could of course - but I think it would look very bulky. What about all flat roofs?

Master bedroom and office upstairs with direct access to a roof garden overlooking the back garden.

I’m doing another one at the moment where I’m putting the master suite upstairs with a roof garden. I’ll upload the drawings as soon as I can.

Watch this space.😉

@Thorfun @Katie AG Hi - both great guesses but it’s a dormer window for the bathroom at first floor level. The bath will be directly behind the window. If you wanted to use the flat roof as a terrace I’d certainly consider moving the master suite upstairs with direct access.

I would assume that if you have a cavity barrier to the perimeter of the dwelling at first floor level that there would be a cavity tray above the cavity barrier. If there is a cavity barrier and if there is a cavity tray then you should have bedweeps at approximately 900mm centres.

I agree with most posters - his mistake but you don’t want to sour the relationship. Ask him to meet you half way and ask him if there is anything else he has missed.

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Drawings coloured.

No fixed price contract?

If I owned the house next door I’d object - big time. It’s also on the party wall so if you do get planning it will need to be 1HRFR (glass and frame) and fixed shut.

The litmus test is you can get your fat ar*e through it it’s grand - your BCO sounds a bit anal. Get him on site and show him you can get through it.

I’ll add some colour tomorrow. Basically a wedge shaped upstairs and flat roof out shots to the front and rear. The main part will be the wedge - cladding and the flat roof parts contrasting with white K-Rend - very fashionable! The wedge is the best way to bet the stairs to work keeping the ridge height within 6m. Also attached an elevation for another member using a similar concept - albeit a single storey house.

Sorry - just putting the finishing touches to it….

Glad you like it - sorry I have no idea of the cost but I’ve made the design quite simple to build - standard cavity wall construction and a few steel purlins. The cladding will add a bit of cost depending on what type up go for. I was also looking at another option - but I think it’s too big. It’s posted below FYI. Let me know if you need anything else. Also be aware that it’s a line drawing so the sizes will vary once you put walls on it. Thanks ETC.

Hi there, A (slightly) shortened version. Hope you like it.

It’ll probably end up a Keystone lintel and post. What they’ve drawn is quite simple - post and off-set angles to carry the outside leaf.