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• Access Statements
  Guidance note on how access and facilities for people with disabilities should be addressed.
  Last updated: 26/09/2011, 2:33pm (322 KB)
• Avoiding Cowboy Builders
  Guidance notes on how to avoid cowboy builders when employing someone for your project.
  Last updated: 26/09/2011, 2:42pm (114 KB)
• BLT Devon Guide
  Document about the Building Control Process
  Last updated: 26/11/2010, 2:18pm (3.8 MB)
• Building Control Folder
  Folder for you to print of and keep site records in.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:26pm (1.1 MB)
• Ceilings and Flat Roofs
  Guidance notes on the installation of ceilings and flat roofs.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:37pm (165 KB)
• Cold Bridges
  Guidance notes on cold bridges, the problems they cause and how to avoid them.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:41pm (174 KB)
• Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L1A
  Guidance notes on new regulations.
  Last updated: 13/09/2010, 11:27am (35 KB)
• Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L1B
  Guidance notes on standards for thermal elements - walls, roofs and floors.
  Last updated: 13/09/2010, 11:27am (32 KB)
• Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L2A
  Guidance notes on new buildings other than dwellings.
  Last updated: 13/09/2010, 11:27am (27 KB)
• Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L2B
  Guidance notes on work in buildings other than dwellings.
  Last updated: 13/09/2010, 11:28am (32 KB)
• Devon Guide to Loft Conversions
  Leaflet offering Building Regulations advice for Loft Conversions
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 1:15pm (1.3 MB)
• Disabled Access
  A design guide for disabled access into buildings.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:03am (3.7 MB)
• Drainage and Waste Disposal
  Guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when installing drainage and waste disposal (Part H).
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:20pm (142 KB)
• Electrical Safety
  Guidance notes on Part P for electrical safety (2006 Edition).
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:11pm (247 KB)
• Energy Performance Certificate
  Guidance note relating to Energy Performance Certificates which  provide a rating for the energy performance of a building (or part) similar to the certificates provided with domestic appliances.
  Last updated: 17/12/2008, 5:26pm (1.2 MB)
• Energy Saving Equipment
  Guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when installing energy saving equipment.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:04pm (87 KB)
• LABC Guide to Retrofitting Solar Panels
  A best practice note on the application of Building Regulations for retrofitting solar panels
  Last updated: 29/06/2011, 2:22pm (1.8 MB)
• Loft Conversions
  Guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when carrying out loft conversions (Part B) (Revised 2007).
  Last updated: 28/11/2008, 2:37pm (120 KB)
• Means of Ventilation
  Guidance notes on means of ventilation in dwellings (Part F) (revised 2006).
  Last updated: 13/09/2010, 11:26am (81 KB)
• Multi-foil Insulation
  Guidance notes on the use of Multi-foil products.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:54am (147 KB)
• Purlin and Rafter Roofs
  Guidance notes on the allowable spans and spacing for some of the more common timber sizes used in traditional roofing construction.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:50am (394 KB)
• Radon Gas
  Guidance notes on Radon Gas in Torbay.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:44am (213 KB)
• Replacement Windows
  Guidance on Building Control requirements when installing replacement windows in an existing dwelling (Revised September 2010).
  Last updated: 29/09/2010, 9:36am (88 KB)
• Safety Glazing
  Guidance notes on safety glazing including when and where to use it.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:37am (220 KB)
• Smoke Alarms
  Guidance notes on the installation of smoke alarms, or automatic fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings (Revised 2007).
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 10:47am (237 KB)
• Timber Floors
  Guidance notes on the allowable spans and spacing between joists for the most common timber sizes used in floor construction.
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 10:41am (470 KB)
• Windows for Means of Escape
  Guidance notes on the use of windows as a means of escape from a dwelling (Revised 2007).
  Last updated: 27/09/2011, 10:29am (112 KB)

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