Help With British Standards Please

SlowlyGettingThere_2

My friend is renovating his house from scratch, needs absolutely everything doing to it, everything will be brand new.

I was wondering if there was a website that had British Standards which can be referred to.

Need to know things like the height of a plug socket above the floor/skirting, and all other little things like that.

Any help from fellow MSE's would be much appreciated.

BobProperty

Your friend has spoke to Building Control? They will give most if not all of the necessary guidance on what is needed.

SlowlyGettingThere_2

BobProperty wrote:

Your friend has spoke to Building Control? They will give most if not all of the necessary guidance on what is needed.

I'm not sure what he's been told already, thanks, I'll find out.

Phil_L_2

If you need the documents they are available here http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1115314110382.html

British Standards have to be bought but they may be available at the local library.

adr0ck

a good buy would be collins DIY Manual (big hardback book) which is still available instore in WHSMITH for £5

uglybug

Don't forget about the Part P regs which now severely limit what a non professional can do to the electrics.

richardbeatson

Your friend will need to refer to the Approved documents. These are the national standards to which we (architects) all need to refer to when designing buildings and structures.


Some parts can be particularly complicated. As the previous post said, your friend should speak to Building Control at his/her local authority. Also, there may be planning issues. A call to the planners wouldn't go amiss.

Hope this helps.

Richard

HugoSP

I can speak to your friend four hours on what he is letting himself in for!

2 rules:

1)Take nothing for granted. Assumed knowledge can be more expensive than no knowledge
2)Do NOT place a high value on verbal comments from public servents.

I have had two planning issues to date where reassuring verbal comments from people who should know what they're talking about have become worthless:-

1) An assurance that a certificate of lawful development would not be an issue ended up requiring a planning application!
2) A Parish Councillor who assured me that another planning application would not create a problem for the Parish Council sat in on the meeting that objected to the application.

I'm not bitter.