No reason, but some things to be aware of, and you will defo need an engineer to sign off on it......
Dig down beside your foundation is not a problem. How deep depends on the soil type, and the fall in your garden. If for example, your new firm ground, on which you'll put your new foundation is below that of your house, talk to him about the need to underpin your existing foundation and/or connecting it to the new one. (basically drilled, re-bar chemically bonded in, projecting into the new one.......)
It's not difficult, but you do need to do at least a trial dig down against your house to see ground conditions.
Personally, I like split level !
If in an urban area, it won't be as much of an issue to get,
Hi Galwaytt saw this post and was wondering about building an extra floor under the house ie. the whole footprint of the house,i saw a company in England who dig out new spaces under the house ,do you know if there are any builders specialising in this in Ireland ?PLANNING ISSUES ? THANKS
quite the opposite i would say, think of undermining your neighbours houses, in an urban area.
a good rule of thumb, be as far away from your neighbour as you intend going down.
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