Building costs - garage

[spludge]

A pal is thinking of having a new garage built and is trying to get some idea of how much it might cost. Are there any builders on, or someone who's had one built recently, who could give us some guidance please? Size will be approx 5.5m square, brick and tile construction. The bloke doing the drawings thinks that the foundations will need to be 2.5m deep, which seems to me a lot for a garage, or they may need to be piled, does that sound realistic?

K

[sleep envy]

spludge said:

The bloke doing the drawings thinks that the foundations will need to be 2.5m deep, which seems to me a lot for a garage, or they may need to be piled, does that sound realistic?

K

where's he building the garage, in a sand basin?

[satans worm]

spludge said:

A pal is thinking of having a new garage built and is trying to get some idea of how much it might cost. Are there any builders on, or someone who's had one built recently, who could give us some guidance please? Size will be approx 5.5m square, brick and tile construction. The bloke doing the drawings thinks that the foundations will need to be 2.5m deep, which seems to me a lot for a garage, or they may need to be piled, does that sound realistic?

K

Licking my finger and sticking it in the air, id say at least 15k, espec if you are piling.

Actualy, probaly more like 20k, he doesnt need a new connection for electric does he

Edited by satans worm on Wednesday 12th November 21:35

[TheEnd]

foundations these days are incredibly deep if you are unlucky.
eg, if you are in clay, with a few trees around, it'll be that sort of depth, which is to stop roots pushing under, rather than taking the weight.

the old rule of thumb was 1/3 the height of the walls

[Cafe Racer]

Assuming normal ground conditions, I ask for 750mm below ground level.

[ALawson]

How far do his boots go into the formation?

On a serious note, all the load will be getting transfered around the edge of the garage so I would expect a beam of some sort running around the perimeter, the ground would have to be pretty st for a simple ground bearing solution to not be suitable.

As has been dicussed on here before, w/o all the facts we could take until the cows come home.

Edited by ALawson on Wednesday 12th November 21:43

[spludge]

TheEnd said:

if you are in clay, with a few trees around

I think that is whats there so perhaps he's right.

K

[Cafe Racer]

The general rule of thumb is that if you're going down over 1.8m, then piling will be more cost effective.

[ss64ii]

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[Olf]

Sounds like wood would be a better option if the groudworks have to be that deep.