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Informationen zum Autor M. J. Billington is a chartered building surveyor and is currently Managing Director of Construction Auditing Services Ltd, a company that specialises in latent defects insurance technical auditing, and Chairman of Certass Ltd, a Building Regulations Competent Person Scheme for replacement windows and doors. C. Gibbs is a building surveyor with over 30 years experience in education and the construction industry. Klappentext House extensions and improvements have gained enormously in popularity as a way of providing more space and enhanced living conditions without the substantial cost of moving house. While there are many books that deal with the construction aspects of extending a house, there are few sources that combine the planning, construction and regulatory aspects into one easily accessible source. Extending and Improving a Home meets that need. By focussing on specific building elements - foundations, walls, roofs, services, finishes etc - the book neatly provides a comprehensive, accessible guide to the areas of home improvement that cause most concern for householders. The main aims of Extending and Improving a Home are to: Guide the reader through the maze of legislation that affects most building alterations and extensions Show how to go about getting a project realised in terms of design, choice of contractor and construction, successfully and to budget Give sound technical solutions for all the elements of a project that also comply with Building Regulations Therefore it will be of use not only to householders but also to small builders, tradesmen such as bricklayers and carpenters, students on the first year of construction and architectural design courses at tertiary and higher education establishments and building professionals such as estate agents, building surveyors, architects and other designers. Zusammenfassung Written for small builders and tradesmen such as bricklayers and carpenters! as well as householders wanting to provide more space and enhanced living conditions without the substantial cost of moving house. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix 1 Extending and improving your home - an introduction 1 Why extend or improve your home? 2 Do-it-yourself 4 Extending and improving your home - practices and procedures 6 Practical design tips 9 2 Legal background 14 Introduction 14 Planning permission 14 Listed buildings and conservation areas 25 The Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 28 Building Regulations 28 Competent persons schemes 46 The Party Wall Act 48 Energy performance 57 Occupiers' Liability Act 59 3 Arranging and organising the work 60 Use of professional designers 60 Getting a builder or doing it yourself? 61 Cost implications 64 Contractual arrangements 65 Availability of grants 66 Insurances for contract and after 68 Further information 72 4 Issues affecting the property as a whole 73 Structural stability 73 Weatherproofing and damp-proofing the envelope 79 Maintenance 80 Further information 81 5 Site survey and investigation 82 Site investigation 82 Subsoil investigation 84 Significance and proximity of site boundaries 85 Presence and significance of trees 86 Measured survey 88 Further information 90 6 Foundations 91 Introduction 91 Foundation types 92 Further information 101 7 Ground and upper floors 102 Ground floors 102 Upper floors 112 Building Regulations and Approved Document guidance 117 Further information 119 8 External walls 120 Introduction 120 Solid walls 121 Cavity walls 125 Framed wall construction 128 Building Regulations and Ap...
