Head height Attic

[marsaday]

Can anyone clarify the rules on head height going up a stairs and into the attic conversion.

I understand the rules are minimum 2m height, but i thought there was some room for movement and BC would accept 1.9m.

I ask because on cowboy builders last night the new stairs installed were 20mm out and the actual height was 1.98m. I thought this would have been fine, i didnt see how it was resolved, but would be interested in hearing what the score is.

ALSO i noticed he measured this height from off the last step up into the attic area. I thought you had to measure from off the actual finished floor level.

Was he right or wrong ?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

In a loft conversion where there is a sloping soffit (ie the roof) the minimum headroom that must be achieved above the centre line of the stair is 1.9m.

Doc K explains it better tbh http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADK_1998.pdf page 7 diagram 3

Technically!

 

[marsaday]

I thought so. Well the builder on cowboy builders was just making it worse the cameras it seems.