Attic Conversion

Doozergirl

qsk wrote: »

Unless it's changed in recent years: you do not need fire door for bathrooms/utility rooms.

Indeed.

No idea why that rule applies to utiity rooms as they often contain the things most likley to catch fire in a house.

Doozergirl

beaker141 wrote: »

I didnt fine the criteria too difficult or costly to adhere to.

I found some 35mm doors that were fire rated so they were a straight retro fit for the old doors (which were old and needed modernising anyway) and had the benefit of being very solid and hence keeps sound isolated in rooms too. I can see extra work involved if you're going for 44mm doors.

If you're doing a "proper" loft conversion you'll need an electrician to put in lights, sockets etc, while doing that its only another wire for the mains interlinked smoke alarms - or you could look at some of the wireless linked ones?

From memory the toughest regulation was the insulation required - I recall spending a fortune on all sorts of Celotex and plasterboard faced celotex!

Building regs demand mains powered smoke alarms wth bartery back up on every floor as part of the loft conversion too.

I'm absolutely in love with the Nest alarms. They're genius.