Conservatories
Solid roofs and building control after June 15th
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Explaining planning and building control certification to the homeowner
With Building Regulations
now giving more specific
guidelines on what should be
happening in new thermal
layers ( such as a solid roof ), it
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is all the more important that
the right advice is provided to
homeowners when it comes to
having extension work carried
out on their property .
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Tile Spacer / Packer ( not needed for slate )
11.5mm OSB 3 Board
25mm Over Fascia Ventilator
Ogee Gutter
150mm Fascia Board
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Panel Ridge
Ridge Tile
Timber ( notched for ventilation )
Ridge Batten
Solid Timber Ridge
155mm Plustherm Insulation
NOW supplied 37.5mm Insulated Plasterboard Fully taped and sealed - 25mm Plustherm Insulation
2.5mm Plaster Skim
Panel Eaves Timber
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Ventilation Protector
Metal Roof Tile
Glulam Eaves Beam
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7 " x 2 " C24 Graded Timber
High Performance Breathable Membrane
Premium Eaves Protector
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As it is their legal responsibility to ensure that any work carried out on their property meets the current regulations , below as some guidelines on how to explain how it works . MFA , Icotherm ’ s partners for Buidling Control inspections , explain it as follows :
Planning permission and Building Regulations
These can often be confusing when considering building a new addition to your property , but it is important that your investment meets with the relevant approval processes .
In many instances you can add an additional extension to your property under permitted development without planning consent , however this will depend on several factors : 1 . Have you already extended your property ?
2 . Is the addition to be built on the rear , side or front of the property ?
3 . Is your home in an area of outstanding natural beauty ?
4 . Is the property listed as being of importance such as grade 1 or grade 2 ?
Your local planning authority will be able to advise you if planning consent is required , and it is best to check before work begins .
Building regulations
These are a separate matter to planning permission and are there to ensure that the alteration or addition meet with safety standards , thermal values and the design has been verified that it meets with prevailing legislation . Whilst older type lean-to conservatories were regarded as a greenhouse type structure and exempt from building regulations , modern conservatories with heating elements etc ., which are used as an extension from the house do require building regulation approval .
Your home insurance policy requires that extensions to your property meet with building regulations , otherwise they may not be covered by your policy and in addition should you wish to sell your property in the future you will need to provide your Solicitor with a copy of the building regulations final certificate for the sale to proceed .
The June 2022 revisions to the building regulations mean more emphasis on thermal efficiency and thus any changes to ‘ controlled elements ’ such as roofs or replacing doors / windows for example , will be subject to building regulation compliance .
Icotherm – the 0.15 U-Value roof
Because the Icotherm roof was already performing at 0.16 , as proven by official BRE test reports , we did not have a difficult R & D journey to reach the now required 0.15 .
Our customers will find that minimal adjustment to the roof itself will be required , and is , quite simply the addition of a 37.5mm insulated plasterboard , which will be supplied with the roof .
For more information visit www . icotherm . co . uk or contact us on info @ icotherm . co . uk
ABOUT ICOTHERM : Icotherm Roof Systems is a trading name of Iconservatories Limited . Icotherm Roof Systems designs and manufactures a range of timber framed warm roof solutions for the trade . Our most popular solution , Icoroof – the original pitched roof , has sold in the thousands since its inception in 2014 .
We are a member of TRADA – We are ISO 9001:2015 certified
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