Building regulations pocket book

Content: Building Regulations Pocket Book- Front Cover
 Building Regulations Pocket Book
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Preface
 THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK
 About the authors
 Part I
 Chapter 1: Background information
 1.1 What is the Building Act 1984?
 1.2 What does the Building Act 1984 contain?
 1.3 What are the Supplementary Regulations?
 1.4 What are 'Approved Documents'? (Building Act 1984 Section 6)
 1.5 How are buildings classified? (Building Act 1984 Section 34)
 1.6 Who polices the Building Act?
 1.7 How is building work evaluated for conformance with the Building Regulations? 1.8 What are the duties of the Local Authority?1.9 What are the powers of the Local Authority?
 1.10 Who are Approved Inspectors?
 1.11 What Notices and Certificates are required?
 1.12 Can appeals be made against a Local Authority's ruling?
 1.13 Are there any exemptions from Building Regulations?
 1.14 Can I apply for a relaxation in certain circumstances?
 1.15 What is 'Type Approval'?
 1.16 What causes some plans for building work to be rejected?
 1.17 Must I complete the approved work in a certain time?
 1.18 What happens if I contravene any of these requirements? 1.19 What about civil liability?1.20 What is the 'Building Regulations Advisory Committee'?
 1.21 Does the Fire Authority have any say in Building Regulations?
 1.22 Can I change a plan of work once it has been approved?
 1.23 What about dangerous buildings?
 1.24 What about defective buildings?
 1.25 What are the rights of the owner or occupier of the premises?
 Part II
 Chapter 2: Requirements for Planning Permission and Building Regulations approval
 2.1 Advertising
 2.2 Aerials, satellite dishes and flagpoles
 2.3 Basements
 2.4 Biomass-fuelled appliances
 2.5 Ceilings and floors. 2.6 Central heating2.7 Change of use
 2.8 Conservatories
 2.9 Conversions
 2.10 Converting an old building
 2.11 Decoration and repairs inside and outside a building
 2.12 Demolition
 2.13 Doors and windows
 2.14 Drains and sewers
 2.15 Electrical work in the home or garden
 2.16 Extensions
 2.17 External walls
 2.18 Fascias
 2.19 Fences, gates and garden walls
 2.20 Flats and maisonettes
 2.21 Flues, chimneys or soil and vent pipes
 2.22 Fuel tanks
 2.23 Garages and carports
 2.24 Hardstanding for a car, caravan or boat
 2.25 Heat pumps
 2.26 Hedges
 2.27 Home energy generation. 2.28 Hydroelectricity2.29 Installing a swimming pool
 2.30 Internal walls
 2.31 Insulation
 2.32 Kitchens and bathrooms
 2.33 Laying a patio, decking or a driveway
 2.34 Lighting
 2.35 Loft conversions
 2.36 Micro combined heat and power
 2.37 New homes and self-build homes
 2.38 Outbuildings
 2.39 Paving your front garden
 2.40 Plumbing
 2.41 Porch
 2.42 Roof
 2.43 Shops
 2.44 Solar panels
 2.45 Structural alterations --
inside
 2.46 Trees
 2.47 Underpinning
 2.48 Warehouses and industrial buildings
 2.49 Wind turbines
 2.50 Working from home
 Part III.