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215mm Aircrete Solid Wall (λ = 0.15 W/mK)
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Proprietary Insulated Firestop (λ ≤ 0.044W/mK)
Concrete Separating Floor Between Dwellings
150mm Precast Concrete Floor Plank
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Building control surveyors and building control officers make sure that building regulations are followed during construction.
The building regulations cover areas such as fire safety, public health, energy conservation and accessibility. If you want to use your knowledge of safe construction to…
O.Seaman & Son Ltd, trading as Seamans Building, was awarded the title of Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building industry’s calendar.
A panel of industry experts judged a…
A company which makes modular lofts as a revolutionary alternative to a traditional attic conversion has completed its first ever double loft project for a pair of semi-detached houses in Wimbledon.
And the project, whose walls and roofs were insulated with Actis Hybris honeycomb insulation and…
Incorrect use of cavity wall ties is one of the common problems found on site by our building control surveyors. The wrong choice of cavity wall tie, not enough ties, and wrong detailing around openings are frequently spotted.
The image above shows how not to do it; hooking wall ties together,…
Responding to claims from ACAI Chairman, Paul Wilkins, that Approved Inspectors are more competent and shouldn't be excluded from the new regulatory regime post Hackitt, LABC's chief executive, Paul Everall has said, "Once again ACAI are playing the man, not the ball. The industry and government…
Approved Document J outlines the precautions needed to ensure that smoke and gases from appliances can be safely discharged. Diagrams 17 and 18 highlight the outlet heights needed in relation to traditional roofs and easily ignited coverings such as thatch and shingles.
In general, outlets…
Building near trees comes with its own challenges for foundations as we highlighted in this Trees and foundations article. In this article we focus on ground heave.
What is ground heave?
Ground heave is the upward movement of the ground usually associated with the expansion of clay soils…
Storyhouse, constructed by Kier Construction and designed by Ellis Williams Architects for Cheshire West & Chester Council was awarded the title of Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion at the LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals – one of the most recognised events on…
Article updated on 31 January 2024What is ground heave?If your home is built on clay soil, then ground heave may become an issue. Ground heave is the upward movement of the ground usually associated with the swelling of clay soils that expand when wet. The result is that the exposed upper surface…