The aim here was to create more much needed space in the basement. The house already benefited from a partial basement, but over half the area was unused. After investigation from the floor above the dead spaces they were found to be half filled with building waste from the original construction. To job entailed knocking through from the existing basement and adding a window. The window at the front also made the removal of a few tons of earth...

This was a large project which consisted of flattening an area of garden previously taken up with a collection of sheds etc. A concrete slab was poured for a solid base then the basic frame work of the workshop, stable area and garden room was constructed using pallets. It shows that even for large projects pallets can be used to create a strong structure, saving money and time and allowing money to be lavished on finish as in the garden room...