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The Building Regulations 2000

These are legal requirements aimed at achieving adequate standards of building work within the new construction. These requirements are specified in separate 'documents' as part of the regulations, containing practical and technical guidance. They are known as 'Approved Documents' which cover different aspects of construction e.g. Part A (Structure), Part B (Fire Safety), Part L (Conservation of fuel and power) each to secure the health and safety of people in or about the building.

You are required to achieve compliance with the Building Regulations when considering a loft conversion, the proposed conversion will involve changes to the structure of the building, fire safety, sound and thermal insulation as well as adequate light and ventilation and finally a satisfactory access via the new staircase.

Econoloft has a specialist team of technicians who will design your loft conversion, giving due consideration to all the requirements of the regulations in the preparation of the plans, as well as monitoring the construction during the course of the work, thus ensuring they receive a completion certificate upon final completion of the conversion.

Your Local Authority administers the Regulations, and two methods are available:
(i) A full plans route.
(ii) A Building Notice.

We at Econoloft use the Building Notice procedure for the vast majority of our projects, being specialists in this field we are aware of the various interpretations of the LA's and keep up to date with the changes in requirements with our continued professional development (CPD) procedures.

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