Building regulations

[lasutd]

I am having a garage conversion and have been given different advice by different builders! One says that it will be ok having a step down from the house into the new room, open the door from the house and an 8 inch drop to the new room. While the other one says that building regs won't allow any drop at all. Which one is right?

 

[breezer]

ask your local bco, since it is they who will inspect it, not us

 

[BOB NUTS]

cor if you have an 8" step down into garage conversion what is the floor level difference at the moment?

single steps used to be a no-no (is the one who says no step an old boy?)

but now they ok

is there any other factor that the buiders are thinking about? say "you cant have a step because.....maybe....insulation required to floor" or is it you cant have a step cos steps in doorways are wrong?

 

[Softus]

An 8" drop sounds huge. Irrespective of BRs don't you anticipate that being (a) impractical and (b) unsafe?

 

[masona]

I'm not up to date but used to be 100mm drop because of petrol spillage etc.

 

[Softus]

masona, the 8" drop will be into a room that used to be a garage, not into a garage.

 

[masona]

Doh

 

[peca27]

u must have a step in for safety reasons, bldg regs will require it........check with em if u dont believe me.

put in a landing, the length of it must be same as the width of ur doorway, & then put in one step down........u can make a feature of it if u want

 

[Softus]

What are those "safety reasons", peca27?

 

[chappers]

indeed why?
Would be some pretty strange houses if we had to have steps into each different room.