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Building Regulations applications are needed for most construction projects:
New buildings
All new buildings except agricultural buildings
Garages that are not fully detached and under 30 square metres
Extensions
All extensions no matter how small – watch our…
Increasingly extreme weather conditions mean we have to adapt our building practices to weatherproof our roofs by ensuring they stay in place in severe winds.
Changes in weather patterns have already led to a change in the wind loads used to calculate the fixings required for roof coverings.…
Brexit could prove disastrous for the delivery of new homes and infrastructure unless transitional arrangements are put in place to allow the construction industry to easily draw on EU workers while it skills up a domestic workforce in greater numbers.
The warning comes from a Commission of…
Did you know that removing plaster, plasterboard, cladding and render from uninsulated external walls is notifiable work if you’re affecting more than 50% of the wall? This means you must involve building control - making a Building Notice application to your local authority is an easy way to get…
It's 200 years since Captain George William Manby invented the "Extincteur" in 1818. It was the first ever portable pressurised fire extinguisher and was a copper vessel with three gallons of pearl ash (potassium carbonate) solution contained within compressed air.
Today the most common 9…
Render has two primary functions. The first is protection, where the render ‘weatherproofs’ the walls, allowing them to breathe by letting water vapour move from the inside to the outside of the structure while stopping the rain from forcing its way in.
The second function is decoration, where…
Fire doors are not ordinary doors, they are a carefully engineered fire safety device and are critical to the fire safety of a building. The correct installation of fire door assemblies and doorsets is fundamental to their overall performance because it will ensure the fire door will remain…
LABC is committed to helping our building control members and construction professionals following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU):
Information and updates from the Government
Agreements reached between the UK and EU (trade and cooperation…
Whether this is a new shop unit as part of a mixed use development or an existing shop that needs renovation or refurbishment, this project probably needs Building Regulations approval, as most of the associated work
involved is controllable under the Building Act.
Your Local…
Shortlisted Finalists Alderson Building ServicesLocal Authority: Durham County CouncilRegion: Northern Craig Page-Baker, Page-Baker Construction LtdLocal Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District CouncilsRegion: East Anglia David Croft, D Croft & Son LtdLocal…