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  1. Thanks Temp - yes a photo would be great when you are next home
  2. Yes we have a beam and block - all my doors are accessible and as this is a wheelchair accessible property, it has to comply with Approved document M1 43 - which states level access or a gentle slope and if necessary a ramp. So frustrating when you are starting from scratch and still can’t get what you want -just because some contractors and architects don’t fully understand what level or a gentle slope means - they just seem to think it only needs to meet ‘visibility’ standards and this is not the case for wheelchair users -thanks for all your help -I should have come on this forum about a year ago when we started.
  3. Thank you everyone - the contract is for level access with a very slight gradient for water. The Architect we had unfortunately did a late drawing when the BC inspector said we needed air bricks, which we were unaware of and the contractor built it like this without checking with us. It wasn’t until we looked at the bricks under the covers that we saw that air bricks had been put below the damp course. It’s a timber framed bungalow with a brick wall, with a block wall behind, so a bit tricky now to get the telescopic vents in. We met the BC inspector today and he, like several of you are suggesting, the drainage channels with gravel, but I didn’t really want this, but looks like I’ve not got any choice now. So frustrating when this house was meant to be built for my needs and is costing us so much money, yet not how I wanted it. Thanks for all your kind help
  4. I am a full-time wheelchair user and we are building our own single storey property to suit my needs. All through the build I have insisted on level or just a slight gradient access and definitely not ramped access, in line with part M1 43. However, the contractor has inserted air bricks below the damp course and both him and Building Control are telling me I cannot have level access now and must have a ramp, just as if it’s to visitability standards and not full access. The planning approval was for level access. I know they should have used telescopic extenders to put the air bricks higher, but they keep dismissing this. We have a site meeting tomorrow with Building Control (it’s an external company who don’t seem to have a clue about wheelchair user’s needs) and our builder who also doesn’t seem to understand why I don’t want a ramp. Can anyone advise me please? We will have spent getting on for £900,000 on this property and it’s tearing us apart knowing that it will not be fully accessible for me.
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