Where did you hallucinate that?
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Still correct.
Are we sure about foundations needing to apply, electrics and glazing yes due to direct H&S implications, but porch foundations are subject to minimal loads and any issue are not going to cause catastrophic collapse or affect the use of the dwelling in any great detail, just asking as I cannot find a positive statement anywhere that they should?
FYI I attach copy of a guidance letter issued by Building Regs and Standards Division issued to Councils within England
Availability of the exemption - A conservatory or porch is typically an extension to an existing building of which a significant proportion of the walls and roof are glazed. It is the Department’s opinion that to benefit from the exemption from compliance with the Building Regulations a conservatory or porch must satisfy all of the following conditions: • It must be at ground level; • It must not exceed 30 m2 in floor area; • The glazing must comply with Parts K4, K 5.1, K 5.2, K 5.3 and K 5.4 of Schedule 1; • The thermal separation between the building and the conservatory or porch must be maintained; and • The building’s heating system must not be extended into the conservatory or porch. Building control bodies are also reminded that if a dwelling’s electrical system is extended into an exempt conservatory or porch, the electrical installation will need to comply with Part P of Schedule 1 (Regulation 9(3)). If a building’s hot or cold water supply is extended into an exempt conservatory or porch, such an extension must also comply with the relevant requirements of Part G of Schedule 1 (Regulation 9(2)). The decision on whether a conservatory or porch extension is exempt is a matter for building control bodies on a case by case basis taking account of the conditions above and the amount of glazing that makes up the new walls and roof.
FYI I attach copy of a guidance letter issued by Building Regs and Standards Division issued to Councils within England
Availability of the exemption - A conservatory or porch is typically an extension to an existing building of which a significant proportion of the walls and roof are glazed. It is the Department’s opinion that to benefit from the exemption from compliance with the Building Regulations a conservatory or porch must satisfy all of the following conditions: • It must be at ground level; • It must not exceed 30 m2 in floor area; • The glazing must comply with Parts K4, K 5.1, K 5.2, K 5.3 and K 5.4 of Schedule 1; • The thermal separation between the building and the conservatory or porch must be maintained; and • The building’s heating system must not be extended into the conservatory or porch. Building control bodies are also reminded that if a dwelling’s electrical system is extended into an exempt conservatory or porch, the electrical installation will need to comply with Part P of Schedule 1 (Regulation 9(3)). If a building’s hot or cold water supply is extended into an exempt conservatory or porch, such an extension must also comply with the relevant requirements of Part G of Schedule 1 (Regulation 9(2)). The decision on whether a conservatory or porch extension is exempt is a matter for building control bodies on a case by case basis taking account of the conditions above and the amount of glazing that makes up the new walls and roof.
If you fit a full height glazed door, must it be toughened in compliance with the Approved Document K? Or can you fit ordinary float glass?
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Yes and the surrounding panes.
Building Regulations do not apply to porches - correct. (still)
Are you actually saying you believe you can fit non toughened glass at low level?
Are you actually reading what I'm posting? Seems each time I answer you criticise the opposite. Weird.
What I'm actually saying is that if I wanted to build a porch out of old doors with a tin roof - I can. Building Regulations don't apply.
I guess it all depends how you want to read things, buildings regs as such don't apply but some clauses must be adhered to, its all down to semantics
Do I need building regulations approval for my porch? | LABC
What I'm actually saying is that if I'm developing a structure and I try and drag the BCO to look at the porch I'm building, he/she will say he's not in the least bit interested in that, because Building regulations don't apply.
Have you ever attempted to get a porch inspected by a BCO?I guess it all depends how you want to read things, buildings regs as such don't apply but some clauses must be adhered to, its all down to semantics
Do I need building regulations approval for my porch? | LABC
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We're not saying a porch needs approval, never have done. Try reading and actually understanding what we're writing. Ignoring anything at all that tell80 has posted obviously.
Me neither. Glad we agree with what I said when I posted pages ago.
The Regulations where applicable still apply though.
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