If I want to carry out repairs to my home, or any other type of building, will the building regulations apply?

 

Department: Environment Services
Division: Environment Services/Building Control

NO - If the repairs are of a minor nature: e.g. re-pointing brickwork, replacing broken tiles or replacing floorboards. 

YES - If the repair work is more significant, e.g. removing a substantial part of a wall and rebuilding it, re-roofing, underpinning a building, or installing a new flue or flue liner. 

In the case of re-roofing: (i) if the new tiling or roofing material is substantially heavier or lighter than the existing material - then the building regulations may apply; 

but (ii) if the roof is thatched, or is to be thatched where previously it was not - then the building regulations will apply.