{"id":1549,"date":"2017-08-31T09:32:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T08:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quotatis.co.uk\/advice\/?post_type=standards&#038;p=1549"},"modified":"2019-10-30T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T10:33:02","slug":"building-regulations-flooring-project","status":"publish","type":"standards","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/advice\/regulations\/flooring\/building-regulations-flooring-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Regulations and Your Flooring Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Floors are a part of your home that do a lot of work. They have to be able to cope with heavy furniture, appliances and foot traffic. So it\u2019s important to make sure that your flooring is strong and safe.<\/p>\n<p>Building regulations exist to help you do that. They\u2019re also rules that you legally have to follow. Keep reading to find out more about building regulations and what they say about flooring.<\/p>\n<h3>What are building regulations?<\/h3>\n<p>Building regulations are a set of rules that apply to most structures in the UK. They exist to ensure buildings are safe, accessible and relatively energy-efficient. If you don\u2019t follow any relevant building regulations when building or altering a structure, you can get into trouble with your local authority and may have to reverse the work. So it\u2019s important to make sure you know about them.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever work you do needs to follow any relevant building regulations. But there are some jobs that also require building regulations approval. This is when your local authority needs to be notified of the work you\u2019re going to do before you do it.<\/p>\n<h3>What do building regulations say about flooring?<\/h3>\n<p>Building regulations say that flooring needs to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong enough to support its users, contents and own weight<\/li>\n<li>If a ground floor, resistant to ground moisture and heat loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if you\u2019re building a new floor, you\u2019ll need to make sure that the materials and design you use will make it strong and secure. You\u2019ll also need to ensure it has adequate damp proofing and insulation.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about flooring building regulations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/approved-documents\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I make sure that my flooring follows building regulations?<\/h3>\n<p>An easy way to make sure that your flooring follows building regulations is to hire a professional registered with a relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.competentperson.co.uk\/\">competent person scheme<\/a>. They will make sure that your project complies with building regulations and notify your local authority if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Another option is to do the work yourself, particularly if it\u2019s just a case of replacing flooring rather than building a whole new one. However, it\u2019s important to remember that it\u2019s your job to make sure your flooring is legal and to get building regulations approval if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you need building regulations approval for your flooring generally depends on the individual project. You can get further advice from your local authority, whose contact details you can find through your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/find-local-council\">local council\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When doing any flooring work, you need to make sure you comply with building regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1550,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"tax_works":[52],"class_list":["post-1549","standards","type-standards","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tax_works-flooring"],"acf":{"sponsored_post":null,"partner_name":null,"partner_logo":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Building Regulations and Your Flooring Project - Local Quotes Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When doing any flooring work, you need to make sure you comply with building regulations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/advice\/regulations\/flooring\/building-regulations-flooring-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building Regulations and Your Flooring Project - 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