When it comes to adding an extension to your home, be that a kitchen or any other addition, there is a chance that you will need to fill out plenty of paperwork to get it all finalised and completed.
Some of these regulations and rules only apply to specific situations. But you still need to understand why they are put in place and how you can best apply for them.
While planning permission does not always apply in an extension, building regulations usually will in some form, which means that you need to understand how they work.
Get Plans Drawn Up
Once you have decided to extend your kitchen, you need to get plans drawn up. These need to be completed by an architect or a building designer, which will then be approved by your local council’s building control team.
All of these needs to be done before you start work to know whether or not the work you want to be carried out is approved.
Your plans need to contain a variety of essential points. This includes:
- Foundations – including damp proofing.
- Floors and walls – including soundproofing and insulation.
- Roofs – whether they are flat or pitched.
- Drainage
- Fire safety
- Stairs, handrails and bannisters
Submit to the Relevant Department
Once these plans are put together, you need to send them to the building control department within your local council. They will assess it and decide whether or not they agree to the work being carried out on your house.
You may find that they provide you with an Inspection Service Plan, which will outline the stages of work that you will need to have an inspection at. These steps will vary depending on how complicated your extension is going to be, as well as the age of your home.
Once you start work, you will need to let the building control team know and advise them when you reach the relevant stages within the plan, as they will need to come out and inspect the work completed.
What Happens Once My Kitchen Extension is Finished?
It is a great feeling knowing that your kitchen extension is finished, and you will need to ensure that you let the building control team know that the work is complete. They may want to conduct one final inspection to ensure that you have done it to the required standard.
When they have ascertained that your extension is completed to a satisfactory level, you will be given a completion certificate that will approve the work.
Then, once all that work is completed and you have had all the relevant paperwork agreed, then you can start to enjoy your new kitchen, the new space that it gives you, and of course, the added value that it brings to your home too.
You never know; you might want to think about extending/renovating other parts of your home too!
Give Simply Extend a call on 0800 917 7571 to discuss your extension project now.
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