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No support under the wall of kitchen extension
Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.35 PM
Hello A few years ago the house has been extended to the garden on ground floor level in building a wall between two existing house walls (a kitchen extension towards the garden, like one sees at many houses in London). This was done by former owners. When I lifted the timber decking in front of the extension I discovered that the extension wall is not firm on the ground but a hole underneath. The extension wall is a brick wall on top of a concrete "sleeper" or lintel. Underneath the lintel is gravel which subsided partly and left a hole underneath the lintel. I assume it is only supported by the existing walls on the left and the right of it. The width of the wall is 2.9m. Is that something to be concerned about (can water get under the extension)? Many thanks for any suggestion.
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