Darn them pesky BC mofo's!
You wanna see what a guy down in the roofing section is up to. Don't think a BCO has been anywhere near his extension yet.
Summerhouse foundations inspection
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1) He had no choice about getting BR approval.
2) To comply with Part A he had a choice of telling them what he planned to do regarding the foundations, going through any iterations of discussions/changes etc that were needed until LABC were happy, and then doing it as agreed
OR
doing what he thought would be OK without checking first thus risking them coming along after or part-way through the event asking for changes.
I think if I were a client employing someone to build something for me I'd be a bit p****d off if he didn't know what he was doing.
2) To comply with Part A he had a choice of telling them what he planned to do regarding the foundations, going through any iterations of discussions/changes etc that were needed until LABC were happy, and then doing it as agreed
OR
doing what he thought would be OK without checking first thus risking them coming along after or part-way through the event asking for changes.
I think if I were a client employing someone to build something for me I'd be a bit p****d off if he didn't know what he was doing.
I think if I were a client employing someone to build something for me I'd be a bit p****d off if I found out he was on a DIY forum asking what to do!
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It's stuff like that that give building control a bad name.
Building regulations essentially exist to maintain the health and safety of people in and around buildings. If the summerhouse moved around because of inadequate foundations, it's unlikely to endanger anyone.
Part A of the building regulations requires the building to be constructed so that the loads from the building to be safely transmitted to the ground, and that stability is not impaired due to ground movement.
Like Tony said, it is a very lightweight structure and will tolerate a huge amount of movement. It would only ever be a danger to health and safety if a sink hole suddenly gave way underneath it, but that would trouble most buildings!!
On the flip side, it is a bit daft to call building control out and then ignore their instructions
Out of interest, have building control mentioned Part B (Fire Safety)?
As that's the main reason why the building isn't exempt, and also on current form, it wouldn't surprise me if BCO asked for fire protection to the walls within 1m of the boundary. It won't look quite as nice when it's clad in masterboard!!
Good luck!
As that's the main reason why the building isn't exempt, and also on current form, it wouldn't surprise me if BCO asked for fire protection to the walls within 1m of the boundary. It won't look quite as nice when it's clad in masterboard!!
Good luck!
The fireproof layer can be fitted beneath the decor facade.
No they don't.
Building regulations essentially exist to maintain the health and safety of people in and around buildings. :
[/quote]No they don't.[/quote]
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No they don't.
Building regulations essentially exist to maintain the health and safety of people in and around buildings. :
The general rule is that building regs should be applied only in so far as they affect health and safety.
An exception could be thermal insulation? - there may be a few others?
A building could be empty but would still need to meet building regulations. H&S is a consequence of building reg's.
How do you work that out?
Have a read of Section 1 of the Building Act (the primary legislation which enables building regulations to be made).
It says that building regulations may be made by the secretary of state for the purposes of:
- securing the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in and around buildings
- conservation of fuel and power
- preventing waste, contamination, etc of water
H&S isn't a consequence of building regulations, it is the the reason we have building regulations
It says that building regulations may be made by the secretary of state for the purposes of:
- securing the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in and around buildings
- conservation of fuel and power
- preventing waste, contamination, etc of water
H&S isn't a consequence of building regulations, it is the the reason we have building regulations
Not quite. That will help compliance with Part B3 (structural fire protection) but won't meet the requirements of B4 (external fire spread) which limits the amount of combustible material on the surface of a building near a boundary.
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