My 1928 roof (clay tiles on boards, no felt) needs attention. Faults are re chimney flashings, eroded mortar at ridges and hips, and about 30 slipped tiles.
A roofer says not economical to deal just with these specifics, and that roof should be stripped and rebuilt using the salvageable tiles as far as possible after felting and battening onto existing boards.
He says Building Control is a "grey area with strip and retile" , but anyway can be ignored as "BC has no teeth". Council say the incorporation of felt is a change of construction and BC definitely do apply.
Question 1. Is it true that BC are toothless, i.e nosanctions if I ignore them and just go ahead ? (Seems unlikely to me.)
My fear of BC is that they will want me to double loft insulation to 250/300mm, which will make it difficult to continue using loft for light storage and to access tanks, as I won't be able to see where to walk. Now I can, and there are boarded walkways.
Question 2. Can Council force me to increase insulation, if only by refusing allow the re-roof if I don't ?
Answers and any comments will be gratefully received.
A roofer says not economical to deal just with these specifics, and that roof should be stripped and rebuilt using the salvageable tiles as far as possible after felting and battening onto existing boards.
He says Building Control is a "grey area with strip and retile" , but anyway can be ignored as "BC has no teeth". Council say the incorporation of felt is a change of construction and BC definitely do apply.
Question 1. Is it true that BC are toothless, i.e nosanctions if I ignore them and just go ahead ? (Seems unlikely to me.)
My fear of BC is that they will want me to double loft insulation to 250/300mm, which will make it difficult to continue using loft for light storage and to access tanks, as I won't be able to see where to walk. Now I can, and there are boarded walkways.
Question 2. Can Council force me to increase insulation, if only by refusing allow the re-roof if I don't ?
Answers and any comments will be gratefully received.