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I believe the 17th edition quotes BS7671 "switches & socket-outlets in new dwellings must be installed so that all persons including those whose reach is limited can easily use them" and goes on to suggest that "a way of satisfying this requirement is to install switches, sockets etc between 450 and 1200 from finished floor level"
our local building control apparently are insistng on 1100 as the upper limit. which basically means light switches at waist height.
Could the LABC be challenged on this one? or is the LABC's word final?
just an academic/pedantic point really, I daresay we will get used to light switches at waist height....
my concerns are mainly aesthetic, but somewhat practical too: waist height on a wall is where most dings and thumps seem to happen in houses (possibly furniture moving?) and light switches are not at all tough.
our local building control apparently are insistng on 1100 as the upper limit. which basically means light switches at waist height.
Could the LABC be challenged on this one? or is the LABC's word final?
just an academic/pedantic point really, I daresay we will get used to light switches at waist height....
my concerns are mainly aesthetic, but somewhat practical too: waist height on a wall is where most dings and thumps seem to happen in houses (possibly furniture moving?) and light switches are not at all tough.