If you want to carry out repairs on or re cover less than 25 per cent of the area of a pitch or flat roof you will not normally need to submit a building regulations application.
Replacing roof tiles building regs.
The work is often subject to building regulations approval.
Since the 1st oct 2010 when more than 25 of any roof is removed replaced it is compulsory to upgrade your insulation to current goverment regulations 270mm it requires building regulations done on a builders notice.
This is especially true if external work would change the appearance of the property.
This law states that if more than 25 percent of a building s roof must be replaced within a 12 month period then the entire roof may need to be replaced.
In most cases replacement of roof tiles should be like for like.
A roof system.
Replacing a substantial portion of any major component of a building meets the criteria of a capital improvement.
To allow for full replacement of matching roofing and siding can be unduly burdensome on a carrier whose policy agrees only to repair damaged portions of the building.
Terms of insurance policy.
These restrictions mean using roof tiles of the same colour and style.
You carry out structural alterations.
There are slight differences to the rule for buildings in or out of an hvhz so it is important to know where your building lies.
Generally they will check at the start of the job and the end of the job you will then recieve paper work to confirm it is up to standard.
After all it keeps water out of the building.
Hence the requirement for timber roofing battens to meet bs 5534.
As mentioned above the building regulations require that insulation is upgraded when roofs are both re decked and re covered.
The building regulations require materials and workmanship to be fit for purpose and to meet a minimum standard.
A capital improvement is defined as an amount paid after a property is placed in service that results in a betterment adaptation or restoration to the unit of property or building system regs.
The roof is arguably the most important component of your house.
You will need approval however if.
The best way to do this is to strip off the old defective felt.
And while nobody likes having to pay to replace a roof the critical and aesthetic function it serves should help ease the pain of spending 8 000 to 20 000 on the work.
