Stairs Building Regs?
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They are all available on line (I could point you to the Scottish ones that are probably the same)
There is a set minimum and maximum rise and going for each stair, and a minimum and maximum angle. There's also a minimum width depending how many rooms it serves.
There is a set minimum and maximum rise and going for each stair, and a minimum and maximum angle. There's also a minimum width depending how many rooms it serves.
It's in Approved document M.... Page 42 of the copy that I have (which may be out of date)
Ive looked in the regs but cant really see if they comply or not.
What im trying to do is access a side extension by turning off an existing stair just where the corner kites are.
The stairs currently turn left as you go up them. I need to turn right as per the pic below
What im trying to do is access a side extension by turning off an existing stair just where the corner kites are.
The stairs currently turn left as you go up them. I need to turn right as per the pic below
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does not look 'right' to me
i would have thought that the topmost full kit that has been cut down and then butted up to the 'new additional tread' would constitute a hazard. it also looks a bit 'odd' that you were originally allowed a kite riser as a first step.
only my opinion so I am most likely wrong!
just saying
i would have thought that the topmost full kit that has been cut down and then butted up to the 'new additional tread' would constitute a hazard. it also looks a bit 'odd' that you were originally allowed a kite riser as a first step.
only my opinion so I am most likely wrong!
just saying
I think,,, and I'm very likely to be wrong here,,, I don't think that you're allowed to step from a staircase directly into another room
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Have a look at Part K that deals with protection against falling. Maybe something there.......
You can obviously go off a staircase to a landing,, but I don't think that you can go to another stair
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Can you not ring or call in to your LABC office and ask to see someone for advice. I am not sure if all, but, some offices do offer free advice on general building queries?
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My guess is you will need to do two things.
Convert that first corner into a proper half landing, i.e a big square platform.
Then re form the flight leading off into both rooms as a short run of 2 or 3 straight stairs.
At the new room, you need a certain amount of "landing" before the door into the room, so you will have to create a recess for that taking a bite out of the room.
Try not to alter the main part of the stair otherwise that will have to meed current regs re headroom etc so try and keep all alterations to the top bit.
Convert that first corner into a proper half landing, i.e a big square platform.
Then re form the flight leading off into both rooms as a short run of 2 or 3 straight stairs.
At the new room, you need a certain amount of "landing" before the door into the room, so you will have to create a recess for that taking a bite out of the room.
Try not to alter the main part of the stair otherwise that will have to meed current regs re headroom etc so try and keep all alterations to the top bit.
it looks dodgy ergo it is, not very helpful I know, but common sense tells you a different design would be better.
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