Building Control: Top tips when planning your home

When considering an extension or change of design to your home, something that must be considered is building control. If you’re unsure of any of the points raised below, Architectural House Plans can help, please feel free to contact us at any time with enquiries.

The first point of building control is to consider how your architectural house plans will comply with building regulations in accordance to British rules. You must ensure that manufacturers doors and windows have to pass physical tests to gain PAS 24 or equivalent to meet building regulations in England. It’s well worth ensuring you meet the requirements at the beginning of the process so you don’t have to deal with this later on in your home extension.

Another point to consider for building control in your new home is adding in security measures at the design stage so you don’t have to add them in later on which could add significant building costs as a result.

The most important features here in terms of building control are particularly doors and windows, where they must be made to ensure that they can withstand attack from potential burglars or fitted with the appropriate hardware to withstand such an incident.

The final building control element to bear in mind is that the front door of the property should have a clear glass within the door or exterior or wide-angle door viewer.

All of the items above will be taken in to consideration when creating your architectural house plans, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like advice on building control for your home.

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