Extensions

Disruption to ground floor when building first floor extension on top

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.55 PM

Hi We have a recently built (2010) ground floor rear extension housing lounge, utility and cloakroom, that we are now considering building over to form a first floor on top. We have a pitched roof that will obviously be ripped off (and joists and tiles reused I hope), and I realise we will have to relocate our lounge while the first floor build is taking place, which is no problem. However I am curious as to what extent the work we did in 2010 will be ripped apart - will the new build mean the electrics etc have to be started from scratch again downstairs and is it in any way possible to restrict the damage to my ground floor extension and to limit the amount of weather damage to it while the build is taking place? I don't mind removing carpets, furniture etc and making good decoration, but I was hoping not to have to redo all the electrics/joinery work etc (I have some wood floors) that have only recently been completed. I hope that made sense and someone can advise, if they have been through a first floor extension build on top of in-use ground floor rooms