I am not silly.I'll say what I like so wind it in you silly little man.
Nor am I a morally bankrupt lowlife, and I will not stop telling you that advising people to break the law is unacceptable.
I am not silly.I'll say what I like so wind it in you silly little man.
This one is not ambiguous.If the wording of a statute is ambiguous, how would anyone actually know if they were breaking the law?
In this particular case, if the OP does not know that his building will be constructed substantially of non-combustible material then he submits a BR application - it's that simple.Only a judge could pronounce on the interpretaion, and why should anyone risk going to court over a statute which is imprecise? In this particular case, the law is indeed an ass.
Really? And I've said that where, exactly?If designers are not 100% certain and building control are not 100% certain, then according to Bas no work should be carried out, no matter how important or trivial, unless every aspect is tested in court.
I would ask you to show where I have said that, or anything which an idiot could interpret that way, but I fear that is pointless as I think you can barely read.Is this your take Bas?
You didn't. I'm asking your opinion.I would ask you to show where I have said that, or anything which an idiot could interpret that way, but I fear that is pointless as I think you can barely read.
Is it your take on it Bas?If designers are not 100% certain and building control are not 100% certain, then according to Bas no work should be carried out, no matter how important or trivial, unless every aspect is tested in court.
Yes you are.I am not silly
Join the party.I'm not sure what ban all sheds is on about.....
Precisely.Technically if you insulate between the studs with mineral wool, the timber frame is then considered only 10-15% of the wall, though I suspect that is more relevant to thermal calculations, it can relate to fire and that would give you your "substantially constructed of".....
In this particular case, if the OP does not know that his building will be constructed substantially of non-combustible material then he submits a BR application - it's that simple.
No - you made an assertion.You didn't. I'm asking your opinion.
Wrong.If designers are not 100% certain and building control are not 100% certain, then according to Bas no work should be carried out, no matter how important or trivial, unless every aspect is tested in court.
What I say is that it seems clear to me that it will be on the boundary:Fail to see what all the fuss is about really, as the OP has not given the distance from his boundary.
The OP clearly states in his post that garage is within 2 metres of the boundary, which being the case and providing he is not 1 metre or less, then he can do what ever he likes.
Curious to what BAS will say to that.
Regards oldun.
I've now realised that my plans to build it off the existing garden wall are no good, as not much is holding it up!
So I would like to get rid of this wall, and go fully timber frame.
I'm on about that **** FMT telling the OP to ignore the law.I'm not sure what ban all sheds is on about,
Not for as long as FMT is allowed to peddle his awful advice here.I get what he says in principle, but it is not what actually happens.
All of that is only relevant if there is some official guidance the OP can rely upon to correctly show that his building is constructed substantially of non-combustible materials or if he seeks BR approval and gets agreement from them that it will comply with Part B.Timber frame, clad with non combustible fire resisting materials both sides, that's what is done all the time and building control are happy with. Haven't come across any situation where they demanded the timber frame was swapped for masonry, they normally just want your X hours fire resistance and X surface combustibility rating, cladding it achieves both.
Technically if you insulate between the studs with mineral wool, the timber frame is then considered only 10-15% of the wall, though I suspect that is more relevant to thermal calculations, it can relate to fire and that would give you your "substantially constructed of".....
You really, really, are hard-of-reading, whatever you think.Bas says "YOU MUST NOT BREAK THE LAW" and that is pretty much it, without any consideration for interpretation. A bit blinkered me thinks.
If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below, or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.
Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.
Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local