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Parapet walls behave differently to conventional cavity walls because of their location at the very top of a building where both skins of the parapet are outer skins, and as such are exposed to moisture.
Traditionally constructed parapet walls can become saturated with rain and are also subject…
The use of timber in external walls as a structural frame is nothing new and has been used for centuries, typically in barns and churches. They are also used, for example, where they are the frame for a bay window or porches (see photo) with the use of timber posts instead of masonry or stone piers…
Work has started on the First Light Pavilion, a new visitor centre at the Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire. It will be the first concrete dome construction in the UK for over 25 years.
The development follows the completion of the LABC award-winning SKA (Square Kilometre Array…
Part O of the Building Regulations requires overheating mitigation for all new dwellings. Furthermore, details about the dwelling must be given to the owner of the building to allow them to use the overheating mitigation strategy effectively – but what information should be provided and when?…
Building regulations require landings at the top and bottom of every stair or ramp flight. The length of the landing should be at least as long as the stair or ramp is wide. The width of a stair or ramp is defined as the clear width between the walls or balustrades.
Generally, there is no width…
At LABC’s Building a Safer Future Conference in Birmingham (Monday 18 June) over 200 construction industry professionals heard from experts about how the Independent Review of Fire Safety and the Building Regulations (aka ‘Hackitt review’) affects the sector and looked at best practice in…
Commenting on last week’s cabinet reshuffle and the renaming of the MHCLG to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, LABC Chief Executive Lorna Stimpson said:
“LABC welcomes Michael Gove as the new Secretary of State – and the full agenda he faces should not be a surprise for…
Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Wales Part D contains guidance on electrical safety in dwellings.
The Approved Document can be downloaded below as well as further information about Part P and homeowner responsibility.
Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Part F contains guidance on building ventilation.
The Approved Document can be downloaded below along with the Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide which gives guidance on design and commissioning of…
The project at Glynmeddig, Sennybridge, Brecon, built by M P Fergusson Building Contractors, was awarded the title of Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Home at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building industry’s calendar…