Building regs!!!

[teash]

Are they different for different areas in the uk?
The reason i`m asking is, I watched some property programme on c4 last night and this lad bought a run down cottage (can`t remember exactly where) but it was down south.
He got planning permission for a 2 storey extension and the block used for the outside was thermalite (definately not a concrete block, 110% thermalite)
and obviously rendered ontop of this.
So back to my original Q, do different areas of the uk have different regs or not?

 

[Thermo]

building regs are all the same, although they can be interpreted differntly by different councils and individual officers. Same with planning as well

 

[^woody^]

There is nothing wrong with using thermalite blocks externally - it does not contravene any building regulations

 

[teash]

There is nothing wrong with using thermalite blocks externally - it does not contravene any building regulations

Fartin on site these days contravene`s b reg`s . Next thing you`ll be telling me is that their ideal for using instead of concrete commons for laying on top of foundations

 

[^woody^]

Nobody uses bricks in the footings any more do they

Or are some old dudes hanging on to 1 1/2 brick english bond and the line "up 3"?

 

[teash]

I guess up north they do , only going off local extensions i`ve seen being built

 

[Robert too]

a good example of different interpretations of the regs is the use of this Trisco 10 "baco foil" style insulation .

Some councils arent accepting it , and the 3 next to me have different requirements

1 accepts it can be used on its own

2 Requires an additional 65mm of celotex to back it up

3rd wants 95mm to back it up .

All 3 are within the Berkshire UNIFIED council

 

[^woody^]

I thought all LA's had a circular last winter, in which they were advised/instructed not to accept any more foil insulation untill more comprehensive tests were done

 

[Robert too]

its come back on with yet another avisary a couple of months ago

 

[jeds]

Building regs are different in the next Street, let alone up North-down South.

Multi-foil is only supposed to be used as a secondary layer to a standard insulation material. It is not supposed to be used on its own.

 

[Robert too]

Building regs are different in the next Street, let alone up North-down South.

Multi-foil is only supposed to be used as a secondary layer to a standard insulation material. It is not supposed to be used on its own.

That is not what the manufacturers claim though

Personally i cant see how it can do the job on its own , but..........

The local council who now allow it on its own , insist it is only acceptable on a sloping plane not a horizontal one

 

[jeds]

Actually I should re-phrase that. NHBC will only allow it when used in conjunction with standard insulation products. The directive was in the last quarter circular.