Alarmist nonsense.

[tony1851]

Anyone seen this in today's Telegraph?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/21/homeowners-face-pulling-extensions-grenfell-building-inspections/

It concerns the problems builders and householders face due to the issues with AIs failing to get insurance. Naturally, LABC will wish to inspect parts of a new build if they have not been checked by the previous AI, but to imply an extension or loft might need to be demolished is ridiculous and does no credit to the journalist.

 

[JohnD]

demolished

it says

"But it has now emerged that unless the AIs can provide satisfactory documentation to show councils that the building work meets certain standards, then local authority inspectors may order the structures to be dismantled so they can be re-examined to determine whether they were built in accordance with strict safety rules.


That means hundreds of loft extensions, basements and other structural work may have to be partly or wholly dismantled in order for council building inspectors to issue the required approval certificates."

"A senior local government source said: “Local government officers have got to satisfy themselves that any building work has been done according to building regulations. But the AI may not have the required documentation and the council inspectors may have to carry out invasive checks, which could mean pulling things apart to make sure they were originally done as they should be.”"

lifting a floorboard to look at the joists, for example. Cutting a hole in plasterboard to look at insulation. Would you issue a certificate without looking?

Demolished, you say?

 

[tony1851]

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Homeowners face pulling down extensions in Grenfell building inspection crisis

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