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Apartment

  • 15-10-2014 3:34pm
    #1
    finla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭


    Hi, I have an apartment that had two bedrooms but I put up a partition wall in the living area and made a third bedroom/study. When selling up, do I call it a three bed or do I still have to call it a two bed as that's what it originally was. Anyone any ideas? Thanks.


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    I strongly recommend you seek professional advice as regards the apartment blocks fire cert requirements. There are certain building reg compliance items that need to be checked out


  • #3
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    finla wrote: »
    Hi, I have an apartment that had two bedrooms but I put up a partition wall in the living area and made a third bedroom/study. When selling up, do I call it a three bed or do I still have to call it a two bed as that's what it originally was. Anyone any ideas? Thanks.

    Without hitting you while your down, your up sh1t creek in my honest opinion!

    Get an architect, engineer or surveyor to see what you have done and what you now have to do further to put it right.

    This layout has very serious issues with regards to you fire safety certificate. And implications to the blocks owners/management company.


  • #4
    no1murray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭no1murray


    What you have there is a room within a room which would not be allowed under fire regulations. Only exception is an en suite bathroom.


  • #5
    no1murray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭no1murray


    What you have there is a room within a room which would not be allowed under fire regulations. Only exception is an en suite bathroom.


  • #6
    kkelliher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭kkelliher


    I very simple terms, if you don't have planning for a 3 bed its not a 3 bed


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  • #7
    Drift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,395 ✭✭✭Drift


    It sounds like it doesn't comply with TGDB (Fire) and hence doesn't comply with the Building Regulations. (I might be wrong but it's unlikely you checked the fire cert for the apartment block before you started?) You will need a cert of compliance with these regulations in order to sell it, which no good professional will give you unless you regularise the situation which could be very difficult/impossible!

    To be honest unless you're very lucky or located in a very prime location you may have to remove the wall and reinstate the apartment as it was originally.


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