Hi,
My first post on here so be gentle
, ill try and keep it short.
Basically, I moved into an attic flat three years ago and the building is now 6 years old. I bought the flat from a guy who's dad was owner of the building company which built the flats .
The following winter i noticed rooms which were absolutely freezing in the cold windy weather and found that my doubling glazing were not sealing against the frame when closing. I tried to repair this best as i could but found the frame had bowed and were basically crap.
This year ive looked further into the insulation as the drafts are unbearable. Ive pulled down a knee wall which separates the living area from the roof space, and there is no insulation along the roof space, only some wool stuck to the back of the walls i pulled down. Ive climbed into the roof space and found that the start of the joists are open and cold air is also going underneath the floorboards where there is no insulation either. There is however insulation going up the slope of the roof above these knee walls. Ive also checked internal walls and these have none either.
Ive contacted my lawyer and he's applying for the building certificate. He also said that an architect had signed off the building and any warranty claims would be heading his way.
Can anyone help me with what the regulations are and where i stand with this.
Thanks alot
My first post on here so be gentle
, ill try and keep it short. Basically, I moved into an attic flat three years ago and the building is now 6 years old. I bought the flat from a guy who's dad was owner of the building company which built the flats
.The following winter i noticed rooms which were absolutely freezing in the cold windy weather and found that my doubling glazing were not sealing against the frame when closing. I tried to repair this best as i could but found the frame had bowed and were basically crap.
This year ive looked further into the insulation as the drafts are unbearable. Ive pulled down a knee wall which separates the living area from the roof space, and there is no insulation along the roof space, only some wool stuck to the back of the walls i pulled down. Ive climbed into the roof space and found that the start of the joists are open and cold air is also going underneath the floorboards where there is no insulation either. There is however insulation going up the slope of the roof above these knee walls. Ive also checked internal walls and these have none either.
Ive contacted my lawyer and he's applying for the building certificate. He also said that an architect had signed off the building and any warranty claims would be heading his way.
Can anyone help me with what the regulations are and where i stand with this.
Thanks alot
