Old loft conversion - I want to make some improvements

[wwwebber]

ok, so we have two bedrooms in the loft. The house is quite old (200 yrs) and historically they were maids / servants quarters so the sellers were allowed to sell it with them being called bedrooms. Going by todays standards they are not very habitable (draughty, cold etc) and I want to make some improvements on a gradual basis - for example :-

Higher spec insulation
Strengthen floor joists
Replace doors
Install smoke alarms
Improve support for purlins

Now I believe I do not need BC in order to continue to call them bedrooms but can I get BC approval just on the improvements I am making ?. For example I may choose to just strengthen the floor joists - can they approve this in isolation ? or will they insist on a myriad of other improvements to areas that I am not intending to change ?.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[^woody^]

Strengthening the floor joists won't be something that could be applied for. Renewing the whole floor would be, but that could be asking for a whole world of pain.

 

[wwwebber]

I might need an RSJ to support the purlins - do I need to get BC approval for this ?

 

[Ian H]

I’d just get on with it if it’s already classed as a room.

 

[wwwebber]

I’d just get on with it if it’s already classed as a room.

Thank you. Thats what I had in my head - just needed some other input

 

[^woody^]

I might need an RSJ to support the purlins - do I need to get BC approval for this ?

That's repair and maintenance which is not controlled work.