Following discussions with local planners, we received planning permission to demolish the original 1930’s house and replace with a new property and garage.
The original house was sited too close to the road and hence we chose to move the new house 6m to the south partly within the slope which allowed the formation of a basement below. Additionally, the new siting provided space for an approach driveway and double garage.
Excavation works commenced to cut out the basement and the spoil generated transferred to the lower garden and graded to form later lawns. The foundations were formed using augered piles to both levels together with contiguous piling interlinked with pile caps.
Masonry walls were constructed to the perimeter of the basement, beam and block flooring to the ground floor – the remainder of the house constructed as timber frame with a truss roof formation.
Roof slopes were clad with natural slates and the perimeter walling treated with a weather board finished with a French lime render supplied by Baumit.
Cast stone to quoins, chimney heads and window cills were finished in Portland Stone; bespoke joinery provided throughout to external doors and windows with high specification glazing.
The external balustrading was constructed with supporting steelwork with traffic surfaces in timber decking and perimeter balustrade with frameless glazing with patch fixings.
