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eljaybee

Duncan, Just looked at your survey and just wondered if you could have included a question as to whether ot not people are aware of the need to submit a Building Regulations Application when they are installing, replacing, renovating more then 25% of a layer of a thermal element - ie reroofing more ...

eljaybee

How long ago was the conversion done??? You would only need to insulate the external walls not those between the new room and the existing dwelling. You can sometimes get away without insulatind the floor on a garage conversion - it is not considered reasonable to rip up a sound floor just to add in...

eljaybee

Where about are you? if in England or Wales you maybe able to require the vendor to obtain a Regularisation Certificate but that depends upon when the works were done. If it can be done I would require the vendor to get this otherwise when you come to sell you may be required to do it and with then ...

eljaybee

macerators are different and there is fluid within the pipe most of the time unlike a conventional soil stack - so being out side can be an issue

eljaybee

I wouldn't both with the council - it's a civil matter - nothing to do with the council. It's dealt with under the Party Wall Act and you need to advice of a party wall surveyor

eljaybee

The reason for the door closers is that prior to April 2006 it was a requirement of the Building Regulations that on a loft conversion making a house 3 storeys then door closers were to be fitted to the existing doors. It's for means of escape in case of fire. However in April 2006 the requirement w...

eljaybee

sorry but that would need building regs

what can you do that doesn't need buidling regs - nothing and just stick your suitcases and christmass decorations up there!!!

eljaybee

The U-vaalue that you need to achieve is 0.3W/m2K the same as for an external wall. I recommend the use of a polyurethane insualtion (eg kingspan or celotex, the type with silver layers on surface) - it give better thermal performance compared to the same thickness of polystyrene or quilt. Plus you ...

eljaybee

You need to get an engineer to produce you the calculations for the size of the steel and any padstones required and then make a building regs application for the strucutral alteration.

eljaybee

This is were things can get a little complicated to understand It is true that under the building regulations you should only have the area of glazing to the extension area that is no more than 25% of the floor area of the extension - but!!!! you can also add the area of the any windows that were or...

eljaybee

If you are planning on creating a new opening throught the first floor then you will definately need building regs approval.

eljaybee

Where abouts are you? As in England and Wales the requirement for an escape window to a loft conversion was removed 3 years ago and you now need to have a "protected route" internally - ie all doors onto the hall stairs and landing are to be 20 minute fire doors and lead directly to out si...

eljaybee

It is incorrect - the extractor should terminate to the external air not within the roof space.

I wouldn't rely upon the fact the Building Control have seen it, as it may be that the house has never had a completion or that it got missed if looked like went to an eaves vent.

eljaybee

The "two years" is the time period for when enforcement action can be taken by Building Control. Up until september last year the period was only 12 months from completion of the work but this has now changed.

eljaybee

I would never use a multi-foil product such as Tri-iso Super 10 because it DOES NOT do "what it says on the tin" The manufacturers claim that it will achieve a good U-value but the companies that have actually tested their product correctly now find that you are required to install approx ...

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