Foundation depth for garage

What depth foundation is required for a garage tagged on to a line of flat roofed garages please ? And the cost of building the garage

Asked by Martina on 18th Nov 2021
Expert Trade Answers
"At least 1meter. Around £12000. Depends on the materials you’re using. Rubber roofing system? Cement sheets?? Bricks /blocks? Windows doors etc."
Answered on 18th Nov 2021 - Member since Oct 2021 - report
"The building inspector would normally say dig down .900. Or a raft about..350mm to build a garage approximately £ 7,000"
Answered on 18th Nov 2021 - Member since May 2019 - report
"the foundation should be at least 1-metre deep cost to build garage 8 to 10k depending on materials used brick/block doors windows roof etc"
Answered on 22nd Nov 2021 - Member since Nov 2021 - report
"Depending on ground conditions could be 225 could be more or a raft do a trial hole or check house foundation."
Answered on 18th Nov 2021 - Member since Jul 2021 - report
"The depth of your foundation will be subject to what the local council will advise
As Different areas require different depths depending on what the ground is
And to quote for a garage the job would need to be seen first, and also what kind of finish you would like to have will determine the price"
Answered on 6th Jun 2022 - Member since May 2022 - report
"10 meters down into the Foundation under the ground to make sure you have stabilised to carry out some brickwork to build I garage"
Answered on 16th Jan 2022 - Member since Jan 2022 - report
"Foundation is probably sufficient once down to clay or bedrock, price-wise you're looking at £1,200 to £1,600"
Answered on 19th Mar 2022 - Member since Mar 2020 - report
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