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Thanks for all the info and ianmcd I do appreciate all the advice given.and at the end of it to decide which I think is the most relevant Stuart
Correct - if the conservatory complies with Part L of the Building Regulations (IE the total glazed area is less than 25% of the total floor area) then it can have a radiator in it which is connected to the main heating system. If the glazed area is between 25-50% of the total floor area, special thermal glass is needed and calculations need to be completed to demonstrate that the conservatory's U-value is below the permitted maximum in Part L for an extension, as that's what it would be classed as. Above 50% it doesn't comply and you can't put a radiator in there.Does it not only need an independent heat system with separate controls if you want the entire conservatory free from building regs i.e if the radiator is connected to the main house the conservatory has to be notified, if its separate no notification is required?
Fookin Part L building regs b*llox. Nobody gives a flying Fook.
Seeing as you need to run pipes back to main F&R in loft..... it would be no stress to fit an M/V.
It's true that there are no Building Regs police...until you come to sell your house and an EPC is carried out, at which point they can make you remove the non-compliant radiatorsPrecisely. Not for safety or technical reasons - just a daft tree-hugger law. Same reason we're now stuck with vacuum cleaners with less sucking power than my ex. I put two rads in my sister's conservatory. What are our masters going to do about it?
would they not just ask for indemnity insurance as it couldn't be proved when the 'structure' was built anywayIt's true that there are no Building Regs police...until you come to sell your house and an EPC is carried out, at which point they can make you remove the non-compliant radiators
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