Good morning,
We've received planning permission for our small (3m x 3m) single story kitchen extension. We're going for a full plans application and the architect has sent us the first draft of the drawings to be submitted for Building Regs approval.
I'm going to give him a call on Monday but just wondered if anybody could confirm the following:
1) The drawings show two new mains powered interlinked smoke alarms and a heat detector added to the existing structure. Is it a requirement to upgrade the existing building when a new extension is built?
2) Powerpoints and lightswitches to be between 450mm and 1200mm above FFL. Does this apply to extensions? We would like the switches and sockets at the same height as the existing ones if possible?
3) A Tyvek sealed cold roof system with closed eaves is shown. This isn't something I've heard of before - is it a common method of construction?
Thank you
We've received planning permission for our small (3m x 3m) single story kitchen extension. We're going for a full plans application and the architect has sent us the first draft of the drawings to be submitted for Building Regs approval.
I'm going to give him a call on Monday but just wondered if anybody could confirm the following:
1) The drawings show two new mains powered interlinked smoke alarms and a heat detector added to the existing structure. Is it a requirement to upgrade the existing building when a new extension is built?
2) Powerpoints and lightswitches to be between 450mm and 1200mm above FFL. Does this apply to extensions? We would like the switches and sockets at the same height as the existing ones if possible?
3) A Tyvek sealed cold roof system with closed eaves is shown. This isn't something I've heard of before - is it a common method of construction?
Thank you