Re: OT but more loft conversion stuff

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

The only regulations my builder has mentioned so far is that we need to
issue a party wall notice to our adjacent neighbour, as we will be hanging
a
steel beam from the party wall to support the new load-bearing floor....

Paul G.



>From: Ian Oliver <ioliver.lists@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT but more loft conversion stuff
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:43:43 +0100
>
>In article <F87efxGZ2Lig41UjdSk0000f35c@xxxxxxx>, Paul
Gordon
>wrote:
> > only got my builder round a couple of days ago to quote for
> > flooring it out, and re-jigging the roof support struts &
purlins
>
>Maybe a silly question, but are you guys getting building approval for
>these changes? Because of fire regulations there is a lot of detail
>that has to be observed, and builders tend to ignore these things.
>Then you have nasty problems when you come to sell.
>
>We looked at a loft conversion, but the requirement for an enclosed
>staircase with fire doors, and the need to have closing mechanisms on
>every other door in the house, put us off the idea.
>
>Regards
>
>Ian Oliver
>Sunny Leeds, UK
>Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire
>
>

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