On Jul 8, 9:00*pm, Bill Wright wrote:
Ellie wrote:
We have planning permission for a 2-story extension but can only afford to do the ground floor at the moment.

Can we build the ground floor and then put a flat roof on it until we
have money to do the upper floor? Does anyone have experience of this?
Waste money on a temporary roof? Why not complete the brickwork and roof
and wait until you have more money to do the inside work?

Bill

Bill's advice is good.
In any event when they came to build the upper storey, they would make
a fine mess of the downstairs.

On 09/07/12 08:33, harry wrote:
On Jul 8, 9:00 pm, Bill Wright wrote:
Ellie wrote:
We have planning permission for a 2-story extension but can only afford to do the ground floor at the moment.

Can we build the ground floor and then put a flat roof on it until we
have money to do the upper floor? Does anyone have experience of this?
Waste money on a temporary roof? Why not complete the brickwork and roof
and wait until you have more money to do the inside work?

Bill

Bill's advice is good.
In any event when they came to build the upper storey, they would make
a fine mess of the downstairs.

yes,
itd be a waste to build a temporaryroof then demolish it,
and then water may get in and ruin the downstairs,
build both stories and roof
and maybe leave plastering, wiring , decorating, etc until more money
comes in.

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