Building Regulations in a nutshell

mufflets2

Hi all



and gratefull in advance for any advice given


I have planning permission for a small extension 15sqm (I did the plans myself)


I am trying to figure out the red tape involved in building the thing in such a way that its legal and certified

while doing as much of the work Myself as possible.


I would be gratefull if someone could give me the nutshel version of what the minimum I need to do is in terms of.



building regulations,
commencement notice
certification by professional



Thanks

Penn

Step 1: Hire professional who will be certifying the works
Step 2: Ask them

I'm not saying the above to be dismissive or anything, but a lot of it is going to come down to the certifier and require their input anyway. Your best course of action is to engage them first, then get their opinion/guidance on everything else.

selfbuild17

You as the owner are obliged to construct the extension in compliance with building regulations.
You are also obliged to submit a commencement notice.

For a small domestic extension, you are not obliged to appoint a professional however unless you have a good understanding of the building regulations and building control system, you will have a difficult time ensuring that you build a compliant structure. If you don't build a complaint structure, you could get in to trouble later either by enforcement by the building control authority or, with certification if you wished to sell.

Also, it would be foolish to rely on tradesmen or builders in relation to building regulations.

You should appoint a competent professional (usually either an Architect, Engineer, Arch. Tech or Building Surveyor). They'll specify the works, inspect it and certify it on completion. They'll also deal with commencement notice for you.

On another note, strictly speaking, the works also require health and safety appointments and all the associated paperwork - i.e. a PSDP (usually the above professional) and a PSCS (usually the contractor)

mufflets2

Thanks for that folks


any recommendations on what type of professional to hire the options seem to be broad i.e. engineer architct ect....


and before anyone writes "hire a hairdresser"


considering that this is a small project and im looking to not spend unless essential.


cheers