Architect required.

[Tom]

Anyone on here an architect or know about planning regs.?? In the edinburgh area pref. Need advice on what can be done structurally to a flat.
Cheers.

[Shug]

Don't think you need planning for a brass pole.....

[Tom]

Damn it. i was trying to be subtle about it.

[The_Rossatron]

Hey Tom, this is my dad's area of work. What do you need done/assessed?

[kenny]

Need advice on what can be done structurally to a flat.
Cheers.

Then FFS dont ask an Architect

I am a structural engineer, what do you want to know?

[Tom]

Basement flat. Loads of light at the back. Dark sitting room at front. Has one of those below ground grates over he small window. Wondering how you can alter these old flats by enlarging windows or knocking walls about.
and what the council will allow.

Cheers

[The_Rossatron]

Council can be a bit gay about altering the exterior of any oldish building. The pizza hut on newington road wasn't allowed to have the front altered to accept another door for example and it looks fairly recent!

I'll ask my dad though as it sounds like the sort of thing his company does.

[kenny]

The council should not be a problem as long as its not listed. Assuming its a traditional sandstone tenement? and that your are not doing anything not in keeping with the area i.e. sticking on a mahoosive bright purple extension (oo-er)

If the window is just being deepened then thats easy, simple builder work to remove window, knock out some bricks and fit new window. Still need planning permission though, but you could get by the need of an Architect with the forums help

If you want to increase the width say, thats a different matter. You WILL need an Architect and Engineer to get you Planning permission and a building warrant. The wall over will need propped until new beams over the window are in place. Also it will be very messy and expensive.

Knocking down walls might be possible if they are non loadbearing. Assuming again that its a sandstone tenement and basement chances are the will be load bearing and you will have to go through the same exercise of propping and installation of new beams and support, can all be done on the same application though.

[Tom]

Need advice on what can be done structurally to a flat.
Cheers.

Then FFS dont ask an Architect

I am a structural engineer, what do you want to know?

do you ever get over this way kenny. would be easier to show you?

basically want to find out what walls can be knocked about. maybe RSJ or something. just what you think can and cant be done and an approx idea of cost and how difficult??

[jj]

And if you need any wallpaper / lighting / furniture or advice for the completed project (post knocking down of walls), give me a shout.

Advert over.

[Tom]

And if you need any wallpaper / lighting / furniture or advice for the completed project (post knocking down of walls), give me a shout.

Advert over.

Thanks jj. might need you even if i dont knock walls about.

[kenny]

do you ever get over this way kenny. would be easier to show you?

All the time, if you are at Knockers tonight we can have a chat about it.

Might be able to sort out a time to pop round and look at it.

[Shug]

And a ponce in a flowery shirt to mince through going 'ooooh, I wouldn't have put that there, ducky, interferes with the Feng Shui'?

You do that, right?

[Tom]

do you ever get over this way kenny. would be easier to show you?

All the time, if you are at Knockers tonight we can have a chat about it.

Might be able to sort out a time to pop round and look at it.

sweet thanks mate. see you later.

[mac]

I've got access to autoCAD at work, not the greatest at it as we only use it for long sections but do have a feck off large plotter.



Mac