Building Regulations For Loft Conversions & Home Extensions

Building Regulations for Loft Conversions & Home Extensions

Building regulations are legal requirements which are required for home extension and loft conversion works carried out in your home. They specify certain standards of quality which must be obtained from the local authorities such as insulation, airflow, party wall, staircases, fire safety and structure.

All of our loft conversions and home extensions fully comply with and often exceed the standards set down by your local authority. From the initial design stages, through to the building work and finishing, all work on your home is overseen by our in-house Project Managers ensuring high quality workmanship and full compliance.

There are two main methods allowed by your local authority to ensure compliance with building regulations, full plans and building notice. We normally use the full plans method as this method ensures that your loft conversion or home extension receives a completion certificate, this crucial documentation is required when looking to sell your house in the future. Building Regulations are a set of standards for design and construction which apply to most new buildings and many alterations to existing buildings in England and Wales. Their role is to:

set objective and fair building standards

publish statutory guidance on ways to meet Building Regulations

oversee and improve the functioning of the building control system and the statutory appeals system, and support the building control service and others who use the system in their efforts to ensure compliance.

The Building Regulations 2000 were revoked from 1 October 2010, and are therefore no longer in effect. You should therefore refer to the Building Regulations 2010 and their regulation numbers.

The new consolidated Building Regulations 2010 can be found on Legislation.gov.uk. At Loft Extensions, we will deal with all building regulations on your behalf to ensure your loft conversion and home extension projects are as stress-free as possible.

Testimonials

"We are writing to express our thanks for the loft conversion and rear extension you recently completed at our home. Everything was completed to a high standard and on time as promised and the level of communication you demonstrated was excellent. Your work colleagues were professional and tidy We are so very pleased with the finished loft bedroom and we will certainly be recommending you in the future".
A Shaw

Our promise

We promise to provide full satisfaction on all types of conversion & extension projects. Our organisation do not cut corners when undertaking any project, large or small. We invite all our clients to monitor their extension or conversion project throughout their extension or conversion venture. Our on-site project managers are available from start to finish to look after you and for your peace of mind.

Regulations

Building regulations are legal requirements that must be obtained by you before work has begun on your loft conversion or home extension project. There are specific legal requirements which must be obtained from your local authority, such as insulation, airflow, party wall, staircases, fire safety and structural.

Contact Details

Loft Extensions
112-114 Station Road
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 7BJ

Telephone: 020 8952 7555
Telephone (After 6pm): 07958 929646
Fax: 020 8951 5666
Email: info@loft-extensions.co.uk