dcbwhaley wrote:
Might be worth checking with your insurance company whether you are covered
should you go ahead and cause structural damage to the building. Your policy
may not cover diy disasters.

And checking the terms of the lease

That's probably the most important thing. In general the lease is likely
to regard the space between one man's ceiling and another man's floor as
"common parts"; you will have rights to run services in the space but
anything else will require agreement from landlord/head leaseholder.


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djc