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    Building regs around a trapdoor

    Thanks for this, its a weird on. Its almost as if the previous owner has removed the old walls and literally put an openable floor over the old stairs well. Original stairs and hand rail are there. but like you say its too much of a risk. All other doors exit on to a central exit route so I...
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    Building regs around a trapdoor

    It has a locking mechanism to keep it locked open but is likely to be closed unless they want in the back garden. garden can be access via front door too
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    Building regs around a trapdoor

    Hey, I've come across a 2 bed upstairs flat where there is a concealed trapdoor in the kitchen. This trapdoor then leads to an exit Stairwell leading to the rear exit of the property. Whilst in theory its a good way to conceal the Stairwell do I needed to worry about it breaching control regs...
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    removable supports?

    As I'm only using the loft space as storage, should I just try to board up to the summer beams and just make do... Also some of my loft boards over hang by quite a way, am I best to cut the floor bores to size or cut some 2*4 to put in between the joists for support
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    removable supports?

    Ah bugger, see now when they put the new hatch in they cut one of those to make a big gap, they then put some boards down on top of the joists(? I'm still unsure on the whole difference between trusses n joists etc)... So now these summer beams stick up like sore thumbs... I wouldn't of minded...
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    removable supports?

    Hi, I'm currently trying to board out some of my loft after being dropped in it by some shoddy builders... I have 2 thin maybe 2*3 beams which go the full length of my roof... One of which was cut in half to allow a loft hatch to be installed... The problem I have is that they aee bedded into...
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