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Morning everyone, I have made an offer on a piece of land subject to satisfactory sub-soil survey which I need to get done. I am keen on exploring the idea of adding a basement to the build and need to get a survey done that gives me sufficient information. Naturally, I want to save as much money as possible as well. I also want to have all the information I need to them get quotes, work out costs, etc., to then decide whether or not I want to build a basement. I've read posts where people have had to get a second survey and I want to avoid such costs. This is all new territory for me so any advice and information will be very helpful, including recommendations for good companies who serve the North London area. Questions that come to mind: To what depth do the samples need to be taken from? How many holes need to be dug and where? What details do I need to have included in the report? I'm sure there's more. The plot is at the end of a terrace so there's a pavement and then a road next to it. My goal is to include a basement under the main footprint of the house which is about 11 metres long and 6 metres wide. There will be a further 2.5 metres between that and the border of the property/pavement where I will try to get permission for a single story side extension separately. I'm attaching a picture of the outline of the property. Any other general advice for this stage will be helpful. Thanks
