Architect duncan stewart writing in construct ireland magazine.
Attic conversion fire regulations ireland.
The purpose of these fire safety requirements is to safeguard you and your family should a fire occur in your home.
So you have to pay extra attention to this when doing your loft conversion.
Fire regulations are critical because they re concerned with safety especially that it s hard to escape through windows or through somewhere higher than the first floor in case of a fire.
Where these apply the existing first floor will normally provide the necessary fire resistance subject to assessment of the fire performance of the actual construction.
Technical guidance documents are published to accompany each part of the building regulations indicating how the requirements of that part can be achieved in practice.
That usually doesn t apply with attics.
Adherence to the approach outlined in a technical guidance document is regarded as evidence of compliance with the requirements of the relevant part of the building regulations.
Special provisions apply to loft attic conversions where not more than two additional habitable rooms are provided and additional floor area is less than 50m2.
Attic conversions are all the rage at the moment as a way of extending living space without the expense of moving home.
This leaflet from the department of the environment community and local government highlights the principal fire safety issues that need to be considered when converting the roofspace loft attic in an existing dwelling house.
This leaflet from the department of the environment community and local government.
In my view this regulation is restrictive and unfair.
Loft conversion leaflet 80 07 kb category housing.
To convert a roughly 300 sq ft attic space in a 75 year old house.
The purpose of these fire safety requirements is to safeguard you and your family should a fire occur in your home.
To comply with building regulations in terms of habitable space 50 of the floor area should be at least 2 4 mtrs.
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For the attic room to comply with regulations the internal doors on the ground and first floor have to be upgraded to fire rated standards another costly exercise.
Sub topic loft conversion.
Attic space in a newly built.
