Building Regs On Garage Floors

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Building regs on garage floors. The structural engineer said he did not think that building regulations would allow this. Constructing a floor installing insulation and laying 18mm chip board tongue and groove any questions fire away i always answer music by joakim karud dreams. Building regs say that garage floor must be 100mm lower than living accomodation or alternatively it must slope from back to garage door. Cavity wall full fill full fill cavity wall to achieve minimum u value of 0 28w m k 20mm two coat sand cement render to comply to bs en 13914 1 2005 with waterproof additive on 100mm lightweight block k value 0 16 aircrete celcon solar topblock toplite standard.

Movement joints in garage walls as described in bs en 1996 2 should be provided. Could someone please advise if it is actually a building regulation or is this just guidance and not regulation. The existing garage floor is likely to be strong enough for general domestic use but may need to be upgraded to ensure it is adequate in terms of damp proofing and thermal insulation. Where garage walls act as retaining walls they should be designed in accordance with chapter 5 1 substructure and ground bearing floors or by an engineer in accordance with technical requirement r5.

I ve looked on the planning portal and the building regs online but can t find if there is a regulation garage floor slope. The ground should have a layer of concrete poured across and there should be a ventilated gap of at least 150mm between the underside of the timbers and the concrete to prevent moisture gathering and affecting the condition of the joists. Hence when you are thinking of building garages you have to ensure that you do not only follow the rules that apply to outbuildings but also purchase a log cabin that was designed and produced according to regulations. As a requirement of the building regulations the structure should be protected against the growth of weeds and other plant life.

I ve had a look on the internet and while i can find the building regulations documents i can t find anything that relates specifically to an attached garage. Easy to use buildingregs4plans online system and quickspec mobile app for compiling building regulations specifications for extension new build new build flats garage build basement conversion flat conversion loft and garage conversion plans. More than advice and guidance the site provides hundreds of concise building regulations notes for submission on plans to building control. The only thing i can find is the forest of dean guidance on building control stating it is a 1 80 slope.

This means that you do not need a planning permission to build a garage unless your property is affected by the conservation area or listed building orders. This would mean a lot of work either digging up and relaying concrete garage floor or raising floor height in rest of building.