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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…
Before you start work, taking a few moments to run through this list could make your build a lot easier, saving time, money and frustrating delays!
CIL: Once planning permission is granted you should have been sent a liability notice setting out any Community Infrastructure Levy and when it…
Thinking about installing one of those modern instantaneous hot water heaters into your kitchen – some which can supply cold, hot, or boiling, or even sparkling drinking water?
Then you should be aware that the building regulations impose strict safety requirements that have been put in…
Do you wonder what it’s like to work in Building Control?
As we explore more into the world of Building Control in our series ‘A day in the life’, you will be able to understand what it’s like working in this industry. Today’s guest is Paul Round, who is an Assistant Building Control…
The challenge
The seven-storey, 215-bedroom, 29-apartment Wave Hotel at Butlins, Bognor Regis, cost £22.5 million to build and used a unique lightweight modular system to save on costs and materials. It opened in July 2012 and is a crucial part of the ongoing redevelopment of the West Sussex…