Aug 26 2010, 07:31 AM
QUOTE(bunnyhoney @ Aug 24 2010, 04:10 PM)
Hi there,
I am in a mist of planning for my house extension and I need some real good advice from you guys.
I want to extend my side of the house for about 15feet and latter in a few more years have extension on the first level.
Do I need to do any piling for a solid and strong structure now?
I plan to make a big balcony on my flat roof in this current extension which in a few more years will turn out into more rooms.
I heard that normal brick walls is not strong enough to hold another floor on top. So What do we normally use if we do not do piling ?
Hi,I am in a mist of planning for my house extension and I need some real good advice from you guys.
I want to extend my side of the house for about 15feet and latter in a few more years have extension on the first level.
Do I need to do any piling for a solid and strong structure now?
I plan to make a big balcony on my flat roof in this current extension which in a few more years will turn out into more rooms.
I heard that normal brick walls is not strong enough to hold another floor on top. So What do we normally use if we do not do piling ?
My house is currently on renovation to extend my kitchen. Works is still in progress.
My advice is you must put a piling if you're planning to build a balcony later on. If not, when you want to build a balcony, you have to rebuild back the whole floor that you extend. Like mine, I just extend the ground floor (29 x 10 sqf) but the structure, I build to prepare in case i want to extend the 1st floor later on.
It is not only about the brick, it is the approval from Majlis Perbandaran will be the issue when you want to build a balcony later on.
Anyway, my contractor is very good
and so far the works progress as planned and price wise is cheaper than other house that extend the same size as mine. 
.This post has been edited by ichigo1661: Aug 26 2010, 07:37 AM
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