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by strud81
Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Can I keep existing staircase?
Replies: 1
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Sig, It all really depends on the scale of your conversion. If your simply going to stick down some floorboards, carpets and give it a lick of paint then I would suggest that your current stairs will suffice. If your going to structural alterations or changes to the fabric of the building then you m...
by strud81
Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:42 pm
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: fire protection 2
Replies: 1
Views: 3512

It would always be a wise idea to provide a fire escape window on top of having the fire doors throughout (essentially creating the protected corridor from loft to front door. Its frustrating, but building regulations are put into place to prevent disasters and protect human life. The last place on ...
by strud81
Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:32 pm
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Fire regulations
Replies: 2
Views: 3465

I managed to circumvent the issue of closed-in and 'protective' fire escape route from loft to front door. I did so by getting building control to (eventually) agree to allow the use of fire-rated doors throughout the house. What this essentially does is make the fabric of the house itself the fire-...
by strud81
Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:29 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Permitted development rights query....
Replies: 1
Views: 3408

Permitted development rights query....

Hi. I've recently built a new house in place of an demolished prefabricated concrete house. In order to get the size of house I wanted I first applied to extend the existing prefab. Once this was granted I applied to demolish and new build in the footprint of the what had been the existing prefab [i...
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