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The BUILDING REGULATIONS

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You've paid your mortgage and you're almost ready for the necessary structural work. However, any necessary construction may be put on hold because you may be forgetting one more thing. That's right, you haven't complied with the Building Regs.

Before you carry out any structural work, or construct a new extension or loft conversion, you must first ensure it all complies with Building Regs.

Typical examples of works requiring consent are:-

Alterations to drainage, strengthening roof structures, removal of chimney breasts, fitting roof windows, and demolishing or making new openings in walls. Some works added recently to the list are: constructing conservatories, fitting replacement windows, and even some electrical alterations.

The Building Regulations are grouped into �approved documents' (A to P) according to subject.

Architects and Chartered Surveyors base their designs around these requirements. The normal procedure is to produce drawings

( typically 1:50 or 1:100 scale) of the proposed works and submit them to your local council Building Control Department, where they will be checked for compliance.

For larger projects you may be asked to obtain structural engineer�s calculations, so the Council can be sure the loads are adequately supported.

some typical Local Authority BC guidance notes

How to make An Application: Useful advice from Wigan Council B.Control

Download BUILDING REGS DOCUMENTS here

Part A: Structure

Part B: Fire safety

Part C: Site preparation and resistance to moisture

Part D: Toxic substances

Part E: Resistance to the passage of sound

Part F: Ventilation

Part G: Hygiene

Part H: Drainage and waste disposal

Part J: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems

Part K: Protection from falling, collision and impact

Part L1A: Conservation of fuel and power - new dwellings

Part L1B: Conservation of fuel and power - existing dwellings

Part M: Access to and use of buildings

Part N: Glazing - safety in relation to impact, opening and

cleaning

Part P: Electrical safety

Other useful Building Regs Publications

Materials and workmanship (Regulation 7)

Manual to the Building Regulations: 2001 Edition

The Building Act 1984

Garden walls

Preparing for floods

Other publications on building regulations related issues

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