do i need regs to widen a door frame

juemckool

i wish to widen a door frame and make it an opening. from 70cm to approx 170 - 180cm, making a lounge into a open plan lounge / kitchen.
do i need regs or would a qualified builder be able to self certify?

thanks in advance

Shytalkz · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:51 pm Post Subject:

If it's a load-bearing wall, then technically, yes you need LABC approval. Structural work cannot be self-certified.

Note the italicised word...

noseall · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:20 pm Post Subject:

Shytalkz wrote:

italicised

Is that a real word or an '.....ism'

Shytalkz · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:08 pm Post Subject:

Quote:

italicize or -cise
Verb
[-cizing, -cized] or -cising, -cised to print (text) in italic type
italicization
-cisation n
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006