WO2004081296A1 - Base for a building structure - Google Patents
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- WO2004081296A1 WO2004081296A1 PCT/GB2004/000925 GB2004000925W WO2004081296A1 WO 2004081296 A1 WO2004081296 A1 WO 2004081296A1 GB 2004000925 W GB2004000925 W GB 2004000925W WO 2004081296 A1 WO2004081296 A1 WO 2004081296A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/0046—Loggias
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
- E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
- E02D27/01—Flat foundations
- E02D27/02—Flat foundations without substantial excavation
Abstract
A base (10) for a building structure to be erected abutting an existing building (12) comprises a plastics shutter (14) having a base (16) and sides (18) to be filled with concrete (26).
Description
TITLE: Base for a building structure
Description
This invention concerns a base for a building structure and building structures on such a base.
Conservatories are popular forms of extensions to existing buildings as well as becoming increasingly provided as part of a new house. However, there are various conditions attached to the erection of a conservatory regarding size and the need for building regulations approval in certain circumstances. One such condition is that building regulations approval is always needed unless existing doors in the wall against which the conservatory is erected are kept in place.
Furthermore, many houses may not be able to accommodate an add-on conservatory because of space restrictions, although the benefits of a conservatory type add-on structure may be desirable.
An object of this invention is to facilitate the provision of an extension to a house or other suitable building having conservatory type properties but for which building regulations approval may be readily obtained.
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a base for a building structure, especially but not exclusively one to be erected abutting an
existing building, the base comprising a plastics shutter having a base and sides to be filled with concrete or the like.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a method of providing a base for a building structure, especially but not exclusively one to be erected abutting an existing building, comprising positioning a plastics shutter having a base and sides and filling the shutter with concrete or the like.
The shutter will usually be rectangular in section but other shapes may be provided suitable for different shapes of building structures to be erected on the base. Preferably the base of the shutter has at least one raised portion to reduce the amount of concrete required to fill the shutter.
The shutter preferably has an outwards lip. On one side the lip may be deeper than on the other sides of the shutter in order to provide an integral damp proof course, which can be integrated into brickwork of the existing building against which the base is situated. The lip of the shutter may also be used as a level for tamping down the concrete.
The base may be provided with insulating material either internally or externally thereof. The insulating material may be bonded to the surface of the shutter. Suitable insulating material for use in the invention may include foamed plastics material, such as of polystyrene.
The base may also have means for locating and/or attaching side frames, such as window frames thereon. Such means may be in the form of clips that connect with the side frames. The base of the invention may be especially suitable for use with small glazed extensions to existing rooms. Such extensions
are ideally glazed structures that are not necessarily classed as conservatories.
When a conservatory is to be added to a house, it is usually against a wall that has an opening closed by means of patio doors or French windows. These closures are left in place otherwise building regulations approval is required even if the conservatory is less than 35m2. However, for a smaller structure, where advanced glazing systems are used, building regulations approval is more easily obtainable and so the patio doors or French windows can be removed to create with the smaller structure a light extension to a room without taking up garden space that would otherwise be occupied by a conservatory.
The invention comprehends the concept of an extension to an existing building, which extension is a glazed structure, with no closure between the extension and the existing building and the extension preferably erected on a base according to the first aspect of the invention.
This invention will now be further described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a section through a base for an extension to a house;
Figure 2 shows the base from above; and
Figure 3 is a side view of a typical extension to be erected on the base of Figures 1 and 2;
Figure 4 is a plan view from above of the extension of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is an opposite side view of the extension of Figure 3;
Figure 6 is a perspective view from one side of the extension of Figure 3;
Figure 7 is a perspective view from the opposite side of the extension of
Figure 3; and
Figure 8 is a front view of the extension of Figure 3.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, a base 10 for an extension to a house or other building 12 comprises a plastics profiled shutter 14 of rectangular section. The shutter 14 has a base 16 and sides 18. The base 16 includes a raised central portion 20 and the sides 18 have a lip 22. The lip 22 is narrow around three sides of the base but is deeper along the side to abut the house, in order to provide an integral damp proof course 22A. The base is particularly suitable for a small glazed extension to a room with patio doors or French windows.
The shutter is either lined with insulating material 24, such as of foamed plastics material, especially polystyrene, or is surrounded by such insulating material. The insulating material will be bonded to the shutter. The shutter may be supplied with the insulating material already bonded to it. To complete the base, the shutter is filled with concrete 26 up to the lip, which provides an edge for tamping the concrete. The surface of the concrete may be given a trowel finish.
To create the base 10, ground is excavated to a depth greater than that required for the base and sand and cement or levelling grout 28 laid in the excavation to provide a level surface for the shutter 14. Insulating material 24 can form the top surface or may be added to the inside of the shutter. The shutter 14 is then positioned on the grout surface with its damp proof course lip
fed in between the appropriate brick courses and its level checked before concrete is poured into the shutter. Finally, any space around the shutter can be back filled with stone chippings and sand 29.
Side frames for, for example, a glazed extension structure 40 of the type shown in Figures 3 to 8 are then erected on the base followed by laying of a flooring surface on the base. The shutter may be provided with means for location and/or attachment of the side frames, such as clips. The structure of Figure 3 is based on an aluminium frame with uPVC cladding, although other structures of different shapes or materials may be erected on the base. In Figure 3 the structure 40 is intended to provide a small extension to a room with its patio doors or French windows removed to create a light extension to the room without having to erect a full conservatory.
The structure 40 has front wall 42, side walls 44 and a roof 46. The side walls are angled outwardly from the front wall. The roof has is hipped and is formed of three triangular glazed sections. One of the side walls 44 includes a door 48, although the door could be in the other side wall or even the front wall 42. If in the front wall, the door could be in the form of a patio door or French windows.
The structure 40 is erected against a wall with an opening 48 therein, which originally may have been closed by means of patio doors or French windows now removed. Not shown is flashing to seal the roof to the existing wall nor is a trim around the base.
Claims
1. A base for a building structure comprising a plastics shutter having a base and sides to be filled with concrete or the like.
2. A base as claimed in claim 1 that is rectangular.
3. A base as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the base of the shutter has at least one raised portion to reduce the amount of concrete required to fill the shutter.
4. A base as claimed in claim 1 , 2 or 3, wherein the shutter has an outward lip.
5. A base as claimed in claim 4, wherein on one side the lip is deeper than on the other sides of the shutter to provide a damp proof course.
6. A base as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 having insulating material internally thereof.
7. A base as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 having insulating material externally thereof.
8. A base as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein the insulating material is bonded to the surface of the shutter.
9. A base as claimed in claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein the insulating material is of foamed plastics material.
10. A base as claimed in claim 9, wherein the insulating material is of polystyrene.
11. A base as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 having means for locating an/or attaching side frames of a building structure.
12. A base as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said means is in the form of clips that connect with the side frames.
13. A method of providing a base for a building structure comprising a plastics shutter having a base and sides and filling the shutter with concrete or the like.
14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the base is rectangular.
15. A method as claimed in claim 13 or 14, wherein the base of the shutter has at least one raised portion to reduce the amount of concrete required to fill the shutter.
16. A method as claimed in claim 13, 14 or 15, wherein the shutter has an outward lip.
17. A method as claimed in claim 16, wherein on one side the lip of the shutter is deeper than on the other sides of the shutter to provide a damp proof course.
18. A method as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 17, wherein the shutter has insulating material internally thereof.
19. A method as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 17, wherein the shutter has insulating material externally thereof.
20. A method as claimed in claim 18 or 19, wherein the insulating material is bonded to the surface of the shutter.
21. A method as claimed in claim 18, 19 or 20, wherein the insulating material is of foamed plastics material.
22. A method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the insulating material is of polystyrene.
23. A method as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 22, wherein the
■ shutter has means for locating an/or attaching side frames of the building structure.
24. A method as claimed in claim 23, wherein said means is in the form of clips that connect with the side frames.
25. An extension to an existing building, which extension is a glazed structure, with no closure between the extension and the existing building, wherein the extension is erected on a base as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12.
26. An extension to an existing building, which extension is a glazed structure, with no closure between the extension and the existing building, wherein the extension is erected by a method as claimed in any one of clams 13 to 24.
27. A base for a building structure substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
28. An extension to an existing building substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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| EP04717705A EP1601839B1 (en) | 2003-03-12 | 2004-03-05 | Extension to an existing building |
| DE602004004375T DE602004004375D1 (en) | 2003-03-12 | 2004-03-05 | Extension to an existing building |
| CA002518937A CA2518937A1 (en) | 2003-03-12 | 2004-03-05 | Base for a building structure |
| US10/548,351 US20070022677A1 (en) | 2003-03-12 | 2004-03-05 | Base for a building structure |
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| GB0305663.7 | 2003-03-12 | ||
| GBGB0305663.7A GB0305663D0 (en) | 2003-03-12 | 2003-03-12 | Base for a building structure |
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| EP (1) | EP1601839B1 (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE351946T1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2518937A1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE602004004375D1 (en) |
| GB (2) | GB0305663D0 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2004081296A1 (en) |
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