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Hi - looking at PD rules for loft conversion... The Govt doc - "Permitted development rights for householders - Technical Guidance" (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/830643/190910_Tech_Guide_for_publishing.pdf ) - says you can convert your loft under PD unless "the cubic content of the resulting roof space would exceed the cubic content of the original roof space by more than - (i) 40 cubic metres in the case of a terrace house, or (ii) 50 cubic metres in any other case" My question is: when calculating the volume of the possible roof space (to check if it falls under PD), should you include the measurements for the ENTIRE space, or would the Council really only be concerned with the USEABLE space i.e. any space that has a reasonable height? Ultimately, what counts? (I think the minimum height for useable space is 150cm? According to Govt doc called Technical Housing Standards: Nationally Described Space Standard - "any area with a headroom of less than 1.5m is not counted within the Gross Internal Area unless used solely for storage") Also, if you have a quick and easy way of doing this calculation, that would be great too! Thanks all - your assistance and wisdom, as always, is much appreciated.
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When should I make my own? When should I order it in? Or rather what's the maximum amount of concrete you can sensibly make on your own? My mum taught me how to deal creatively with anger: she scrubbed the floor with varying degrees of fury. The cleanliness of the kitchen floor was an indicator of her mood. Super clean - beware, modestly so - all was well, dirty - she was on holiday. Then I had to do it. I inherited that gene from her; but I've got several similar ones that all deal with the urge to cope positively with stress. There's one that sends me running, another that leaves me cold and silent, yet another which makes laugh nervously. Yesterday was a bad day (well the first bit of it was). Thinking about it, I got this sudden urge to mix a load of concrete and pour the gable ends of the piggery: about a cubic meter. Mixing that much (and humping it up a ladder and pouring it) should take the edge off my annoyance shouldn't it? And then the thinking gene cut in. Tell me; what's the most concrete you'll mix and pour by hand on your own? No help, no cheating, no fantasizing, no fibbing allowed. No Welsh one liners either @Nickfromwales
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We are building on a slight slope: I have come to realise that this is a significant advantage in terms of drainage and other issues. Talking to a contractor about how much stone will be brought in, he mentioned that it was something of an art to estimate the amount of stone needed - especially where there's a slope. From my teaching background I know that conservation of volume is one of the last things that humans learn (look at the difference in the designs of pint glasses - some look large, others surprisingly small - even experienced people find it hard to estimate volume) We have had a topographical survey. I have superimposed the piling mat area in red. The image is oriented North-South. You will see there's a cross-fall South East - North West of about a meter. And somewhat less from the North East to the South West. Roughly, it's a lop-sided wedge. If it were a simple wedge, calculating the volume would be easy. But it isn't a simple wedge. I frightened myself silly looking at maths websites in attempt to calculate the volume. I already hear a chorus from over the water about over-thinking. This is just a bit of fun. At worst we'll need a few more loads of stone: tough, suck it up. I'm interested in how to go about calculating that wonky wedge volume. Pointers, please!
