WHY INFORM THE BUILDING CONTROL SERVICE?
The Building Control Department administers and enforces the Northern Ireland Building Regulations, on behalf of the Council, to ensure that buildings are constructed and altered to acceptable standards.Where such works have been carried out without their knowledge and approval it is possible that future property sales could be jeopardised when solicitors acting on the purchaser’s behalf carry out conveyancing procedures. Roofspace conversions are generally considered to be a simple procedure, however, this is not always the case.They should be designed and constructed by competent persons fully aware of the health and safety aspects affecting building occupiers. The following points must be considered and catered for in roofspace conversions: • The walls and roof of the roofspace conversion are required not only to keep out the rain and effects of damp, but to also restrict the passage of heat from the living environment to the outside. Consideration of insulation to these walls and r
