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Change of room use - no building regs
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housebuyer7
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Hello,
I moved my bathroom from the ground floor into the room directly above on the first floor (that was previously a bedroom). I’m now selling my house and it’s clear I have done this based on the previous listing photos and floorplan from when I bought. Would I be best to try and get retrospective building regulations approval?
I moved my bathroom from the ground floor into the room directly above on the first floor (that was previously a bedroom). I’m now selling my house and it’s clear I have done this based on the previous listing photos and floorplan from when I bought. Would I be best to try and get retrospective building regulations approval?
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Presumably you connected onto the existing waste?You'd only need an electrical certificate and evidence of an extractor fan. It's not a very onerous job as far as regulations go, so it might be a good idea.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Yes connected into the existing waste. We got an extractor fan. Don’t have an electrical certificate but an electrician did all the electrics so could probably obtain one.0
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Did you double up the joists under the bath?I am the Cat who walks alone0
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No we didn’t and we can’t change that now as have LVT glued down.fluffymuffy said:Did you double up the joists under the bath?0 -
Don't overfill the bath then.housebuyer7 said:
No we didn’t and we can’t change that now as have LVT glued down.fluffymuffy said:Did you double up the joists under the bath?
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Maybe only sell to thin people .stuart45 said:
Don't overfill the bath then.housebuyer7 said:
No we didn’t and we can’t change that now as have LVT glued down.fluffymuffy said:Did you double up the joists under the bath?2 -
Oh no I’m worried now! Have made the regularisation application to building control. But not sure if they will fail us over the joists 😫 for context, the bath is acrylic 1500mm freestanding roll top on four legs. Its against an external wall stood in the opposite direction to the joists. My bathroom width is about 2400mm wide.0
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Ahh feeling really anxious about this! Can anyone advise?0
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It will 'pass', or it will 'fail'. Not much you can do about it now. If it 'fails' get the works done. Hopefully whoever did the works will have realised you don't want the bathroom making it's own way downstairs. You can get a leccy certificate fairly cheap0
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Just to update - it passed 😊 no mention at all of floor joists under the bath! 🤫2
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