We have had a load-bearing wall removed from our house and a steel put in. The work was supervised by a person who is a chartered surveyor/building engineer (MRICS,MCABE). He works closely with a small local building company; we talked to him and he gave instructions to the builder.
The surveyor gave us an estimate of costs which included the builder, council building control, his fee and the calculations for the steel to take the load. We told him we wanted to go ahead with the work. He arranged an engineer to do the calculation, which we paid directly. The other invoice was sent by the building company. We thought he would do what needed doing, particularly as we had mentioned building regs to him.
The wall is now complete and we have paid the invoices. Then we thought about a certificate to show that everything had been done properly. We have looked on the council website and there is no mention of building regulations application or approval for our property. Is there some other way it could have been approved? We can't believe that an MRICS supervising the work would allow it to go ahead without following the legal requirements. But we haven't got a certificate.
If it hasn't been approved, what can we do now? The work has been plastered over.
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
The surveyor gave us an estimate of costs which included the builder, council building control, his fee and the calculations for the steel to take the load. We told him we wanted to go ahead with the work. He arranged an engineer to do the calculation, which we paid directly. The other invoice was sent by the building company. We thought he would do what needed doing, particularly as we had mentioned building regs to him.
The wall is now complete and we have paid the invoices. Then we thought about a certificate to show that everything had been done properly. We have looked on the council website and there is no mention of building regulations application or approval for our property. Is there some other way it could have been approved? We can't believe that an MRICS supervising the work would allow it to go ahead without following the legal requirements. But we haven't got a certificate.
If it hasn't been approved, what can we do now? The work has been plastered over.
Thanks for any thoughts on this.