socket heights etc

[Davisss]

Hi guys, before you mention it i know of the 450-1200mm height regulations of new build premises. My query is that a property has been re-wired recently to all the old socket/switch positions to save on chasing. This of course is perfectly acceptable. The owner of said property is thinking about converting the bungalow to add a few rooms to what will be the upstairs. What heights would you go with upstairs?? Surely you wouldn't go with the new reg heights? I am just thinking ahead as he hasn't submitted any plans yet.
Thanks in anticipation of your views.

 

[Taylortwocities]

They can be the same as the existing.

There's no point complying with Part M for socket heights if you also do not have all the other
wide entry doorway
ramps
wide downstairs wheelchair WC access
etc
etc

 

[JohnD]

IMO the current heights are very convenient, and as they become widespread they will not look odd to the eye.

 

[Paul_C]

The 450 - 1200mm limits are just guide figures in the Approved Document for Part M, not absolute regulations. Ditto for the no-worse-than-existing "requirement."

 

[1john]

I'm rewiring my own house to thhights specified in part M, if a house is being fully refurbed i like to do it to those heights too if the customer is willing, on re-wires it depends on the decoration and weather they want it. Alot of people seem to think it's the law and doesn't comply when re-wires are done and part M hieghts are not followed.

Personally i tihnk it's a good idea, no matter what the property is, ultimatly it makes things alot more accessable and the unsightlyness will eventually become a thing of the past.

 

[Paul_C]

Best accessibility is going to mean different things to different people, and what's ideal for one person is not necessarily ideal for another. The suggestions in the Part M Approved Document aren't even consistent - Compare all the different suggested heights in section 4.30 with the suggested dwelling heights of 450 to 1200mm.