Underground man cave

[neil3k]

just do the loft.

 

[kaptainmarc]

just do the loft.

Surely this is the easiest way.

 

[Cosimo]

just do the loft.

The sensible approach!

 

[kwerk]

Not if you insulate it reasonably (4-6 inches of insulation), then you'll just need to heat it like normal.

The frost line probably only goes down a few inches in England. It would actually be much warmer than an above ground building because of the thermal mass of the soil. Although you'd have to have proper ventilation which would bring in cold air. With a fresh air heat exchanger and insulated walls/floor, the heating required would be hardly anything. A PC and a dehumidifer might even be enough by themselves. Stays cool in the summer too.

 

[Macro]

Need him to do this and to have build in progress pictures...

 

[Rroff]

Damp and possibly corrosion are going to be issues as well as possible temperature related ones.

 

[mattyg]

Damp and possibly corrosion are going to be issues as well as possible temperature related ones.

Not to mention getting the thing over his house and into the garden.

Theres a thread on Pistonheads about a basement.


Here it is:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/...Basement...+project+managing+help+!&mid=98617

Think he's @ about £115k and still nowhere near done

 

[AHarvey]

Loft conversion is a no go, due to the design of the house there isn't a lot of space up there for storage, no where near enough for an office.

So the storage container is out, but he's been contacting some companies that work with ICF's such as http://www.logix.uk.com/ try to price up a ball park figure for it.

I'll keep this updated if he goes ahead with it.

 

[Mark M]

Why doesn't he just rent a local services office for £400 a month?

 

[AHarvey]

Why doesn't he just rent a local services office for £400 a month?

nothing like that near him and it kind of defeats the point of having a 'home office'

 

[Magic_x_uk]

would you need planning / building regs / permission etc if it is UNDERneath your garden property.?not attached to the house in any way?