Building regulations pocket book / Ray Tricker and Samantha Alford.

Author
Tricker, Ray [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Second edition.
Published/​Created
  • London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2022]
  • ©2022
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1 online resource (687 pages)

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Series
Routledge Pocket Bks. [More in this series]
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • Part 1 Background Information
  • 1.1 What Is the Building Act 1984?
  • 1.1.1 What About the Rest of the UK?
  • 1.2 What Does the Building Act 1984 Contain?
  • 1.3 What Are the Supplementary Regulations?
  • 1.4 What Are 'Approved Documents'?
  • 1.4.1 Approved Document F - Ventilation: 2021
  • 1.4.2 Approved Document L - Conservation of Fuel and Power: 2021
  • 1.4.3 Approved Document O - Overheating: 2021
  • 1.4.4 Approved Document S - Infrastructure for Charging Electric Vehicles: 2021
  • 1.5 How Are Buildings Classified?
  • 1.6 Who Polices the Building Act?
  • 1.7 How to Comply With the Building Regulations?
  • 1.8 What Are the Duties of the Local Authority?
  • 1.9 What Are the Powers of the Local Authority?
  • 1.10 What Is the 'Building Regulations Advisory Committee'?
  • 1.11 Who Are Approved Inspectors?
  • 1.12 Does the Fire Authority Have Any Say in Building Regulations?
  • 1.13 What Notices and Certificates Are Required?
  • 1.13.1 What Are Initial Notices?
  • 1.13.2 What Are Plans Certificates?
  • 1.13.3 What Are Final Certificates?
  • 1.13.4 What Is a Public Bodies Notice?
  • 1.13.5 What Is 'Type Approval'?
  • 1.13.6 What Causes Some Plans for Building Work to Be Rejected?
  • 1.13.7 Who Retains These Records?
  • 1.14 Are There Any Exemptions to the Building Regulations?
  • 1.14.1 What About Crown Buildings?
  • 1.14.2 What About Buildings in Inner London?
  • 1.14.3 What About the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority?
  • 1.15 Can Appeals Be Made Against a Local Authority's Ruling?
  • 1.15.1 Can I Apply for a Relaxation of the Building Regulations in Certain Circumstances?
  • 1.15.2 Can I Change a Plan of Work Once It Has Been Approved?
  • 1.15.3 Must I Complete 'Approved Work' in a Certain Time?.
  • 1.15.4 What Happens If I Contravene Any of These Requirements?
  • 1.15.5 What About Civil Liability?
  • 1.15.6 What About Compensation?
  • 1.16 What About Dangerous Buildings?
  • 1.16.1 Emergency Measures
  • 1.16.2 Can I Demolish a Dangerous Building?
  • 1.16.3 Can I Be Made to Demolish a Dangerous Building?
  • 1.17 What About Defective Buildings?
  • 1.18 What Are the Rights of the Owner Or Occupier of the Premises?
  • Part 2 Requirements for Planning Permission and Building Regulations Approval
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Community Right to Build and Assets of Community Value
  • 2.1.2 Planning Requirements
  • 2.2 Additional Storeys/extending Upwards
  • 2.3 Advertising and Signs
  • 2.4 Aerials, Satellite Dishes and Flagpoles
  • 2.5 Basements
  • 2.6 Biomass-Fuelled Appliances
  • 2.7 Ceilings and Floors
  • 2.8 Central Heating and Boilers
  • 2.9 Change of Use
  • 2.9.1 Material Alterations
  • 2.9.1.1 Material Alterations in Dwellings
  • 2.9.1.2 Material Alterations in Buildings Other Than Dwellings
  • 2.9.2 Temporary Change of Use
  • 2.9.3 Temporary Flexible Use
  • 2.9.4 Temporary Use for Commercial Film Making
  • 2.9.5 Temporary Use for the Provision of Takeaway Food
  • 2.9.6 Emergency Development By a Local Authority Or Health Service Body
  • 2.10 Conservatories
  • 2.11 Conversions
  • 2.11.1 Converting an Old Building
  • 2.12 Decoration and Repairs Inside and Outside a Building
  • 2.13 Demolition
  • 2.14 Doors and Windows
  • 2.15 Drains and Sewers
  • 2.16 Electrical Work in the Home and Garden
  • 2.17 Extensions
  • 2.18 External Walls
  • 2.19 Fascias
  • 2.20 Fences, Gates and Garden Walls
  • 2.21 Flats and Maisonettes
  • 2.22 Flues, Chimneys and Soil and Vent Pipes
  • 2.23 Fuel Tanks
  • 2.24 Garages and Carports
  • 2.25 Hardstanding for Cars, Caravans and Boats
  • 2.26 Heat Pumps
  • 2.27 Hedges
  • 2.28 Home Energy Generation
  • 2.29 Hydroelectricity.
  • 2.30 Insulation
  • 2.31 Internal Walls
  • 2.32 Kitchens and Bathrooms
  • 2.33 Loft Conversions
  • 2.34 Micro Combined Heat and Power Microgeneration Certification Scheme
  • 2.35 New Homes and Self-Build Homes
  • 2.36 Outbuildings
  • 2.37 Patios, Decking and Driveways
  • 2.38 Paving Your Front Garden
  • 2.39 Plumbing
  • 2.40 Porches
  • 2.41 Roofs
  • 2.42 Security Lighting
  • 2.43 Shops
  • 2.44 Solar Panels
  • 2.45 Structural Alterations - Inside
  • 2.46 Swimming Pools
  • 2.47 Trees
  • 2.48 Underpinning
  • 2.49 Warehouses and Industrial Buildings
  • 2.50 Wind Turbines
  • 2.51 Working From Home
  • Part 3 Requirements of the Approved Documents
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 A - Structure
  • 3.3 B - Fire Safety: Volume 1: Dwellings and Volume 2: Buildings Other Than Dwellings
  • 3.4 C - Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture
  • 3.5 D - Toxic Substances
  • 3.6 E - Resistance to the Passage of Sound
  • 3.7 F - Ventilation
  • 3.8 G - Sanitation, Hot Water Safety and Water Efficiency
  • 3.9 H - Drainage and Waste Disposal
  • 3.10 J - Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
  • 3.11 K - Protection From Falling, Collision and Impact
  • 3.12 L - Conservation of Fuel and Power: Volume 1: Dwellings and Volume 2: Buildings Other Than Dwellings
  • 3.13 M - Access to and Use of Buildings: Volume 1: Dwellings and Volume 2: Buildings Other Than Dwellings
  • 3.14 O - Overheating
  • 3.15 P - Electrical Safety: Design and Installation of Electrical Installations
  • 3.16 Q - Security in Dwellings
  • 3.17 R - High-Speed Electronic Communications Networks
  • 3.18 S - Infrastructure for the Charging of Electric Vehicles
  • 3.19 Regulation 7 - Materials and Workmanship
  • Part 4 Meeting the Requirements of the Building Regulations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.1.1 How to Use Part 4
  • 4.1.2 Cross References to AD Diagrams, Tables and Other Publications.
  • 4.1.3 Associated Publication
  • 4.2 Foundations
  • Requirements for Dwellings
  • 4.2.1 Structure
  • 4.2.1.1 General Requirements
  • 4.2.1.2 Stability
  • 4.2.1.3 Types of Foundations
  • 4.2.1.4 Foundations and Types of Soil
  • 4.2.1.5 Contaminated Ground
  • 4.2.1.6 Corrective Measures
  • 4.2.1.7 Flood Resistance
  • 4.2.1.8 Gaseous Contaminants - Radon
  • 4.2.1.9 Gaseous Contaminants - Landfill Gas
  • 4.2.1.10 Gaseous Risk Assessment
  • 4.2.1.11 Ground Investigation
  • 4.2.1.12 Hazards Associated With the Ground
  • 4.2.1.13 Site Preparation
  • 4.2.1.14 Risk Assessment
  • 4.2.1.15 Sub-Soil Drainage
  • Requirements for Buildings Other Than Dwellings - Additional Requirements
  • 4.2.2 Structure
  • 4.2.3 Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Water
  • 4.3 Ventilation
  • 4.3.1 General Requirements
  • 4.3.2 The Purpose of Ventilation
  • 4.3.3 Ventilation System Performance
  • 4.3.4 Control of the Ventilation Systems
  • 4.3.4.1 Control of Ventilation Intakes and Exhausts
  • 4.3.5 Ventilation Ducts
  • 4.3.5.1 Ventilation Ducts and Flues Passing Through Fire-separating Elements
  • 4.3.6 Types of Ventilation
  • 4.3.6.1 Background Ventilators
  • 4.3.6.2 Mechanical Ventilation
  • 4.3.6.3 Passive Stack Ventilation
  • 4.3.6.4 Purge Ventilation
  • 4.3.6.5 Trickle Ventilators
  • 4.3.6.6 Ventilation Ducts
  • 4.3.6.7 Refuse Chute
  • 4.3.6.8 Transfer Grilles
  • 4.3.6.9 Protection From Falling, Collision and Impact
  • 4.3.7 Fire Safety
  • 4.3.7.1 Potentially Fire Hazardous Locations
  • 4.3.7.2 Fire Escape Routes
  • 4.3.8 Control of Smoke
  • 4.3.8.1 Smoke Detectors
  • 4.3.8.2 Smoke Vents
  • 4.3.9 Ventilation Operation
  • 4.3.9.1 Structure
  • 4.3.9.2 Gas-Control Measures
  • 4.3.9.3 Safety
  • 4.3.9.4 Stairs
  • 4.3.9.5 Work On Existing Buildings - Windows
  • 4.3.9.6 Maintenance.
  • 4.3.9.7 Refurbishing a Kitchen Or Bathroom in an Existing Dwelling
  • 4.3.9.8 The Addition of a Conservatory to an Existing Building
  • 4.3.9.9 The Addition of a Habitable Room
  • 4.3.9.10 Installation of Fans
  • 4.3.9.11 The Addition of a Wet Room to an Existing Building
  • 4.3.9.12 Historic Buildings
  • 4.3.9.13 New Dwellings
  • 4.3.10 Drainage and Waste Disposal
  • 4.3.11 Car Parks
  • 4.3.11.1 Car Parks and Shopping Complexes
  • 4.3.11.2 Basements and Enclosed Car Parks
  • 4.3.11.3 Sprinklers
  • 4.3.12 Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
  • 4.3.12.1 Ensuring Adequate Ventilation
  • 4.3.12.2 Extract Ventilation
  • 4.3.12.3 Flueless Appliances
  • 4.3.12.4 Permanently Open Air Vents
  • 4.3.12.5 Ventilation of LPG and Oil Storage Tanks
  • 4.3.13 Conservation of Fuel and Power
  • 4.3.14 Fire Safety
  • 4.3.14.1 Access and Facilities for the Fire Service
  • 4.3.15 Escape Routes
  • 4.3.15.1 Protected Escape Route
  • 4.3.16 Control of Smoke
  • 4.3.16.1 Smoke Detectors
  • 4.3.16.2 Smoke Control of Common Escape Routes
  • 4.3.16.3 Venting of Heat and Smoke From Basements
  • 4.3.17 Flues and Ducts
  • 4.3.18 Conservation of Fuel and Power
  • 4.3.18.1 Controls
  • 4.3.19 Single-Stair Buildings
  • 4.3.20 Car Parks and Shopping Complexes
  • 4.3.21 Air-Circulation Systems in Flats With a Protected Stairway Or Entrance Hall
  • 4.3.22 Non-Domestic Kitchens, Car Parks and Plant Rooms
  • 4.3.23 Openings in Compartment Walls Or in Compartment Floors
  • 4.4 Drainage
  • 4.4.1 Site Preparation and Resistance to Moisture
  • 4.4.1.1 Flood Risk
  • 4.4.1.2 Sub-Soil Drainage
  • 4.4.1.3 Protection Against Groundwater
  • 4.4.1.4 Greywater and Rainwater Tanks
  • 4.4.1.5 External Walls
  • 4.4.1.6 Roofs
  • 4.4.1.7 Discharge to Drains
  • 4.4.1.8 Rodent Control.
  • 4.4.2 Sanitation, Drainage and Waste Disposal.
ISBN
  • 1-00-317378-0
  • 1-003-17378-0
  • 1-000-59355-X
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