Part R Help - Replacement House

[BTC Builder]

I know there's been a few threads on this over the past 18 months but I thought I'd see if anyone can help with my situation.

 

I'm building a replacement house within a built up residential area. There's a telegraph pole at the end of the driveway where an overhead cable used to go into the old house and give us 100mb download speed Internet. 

 

When we demolished the old bungalow, we simply wrapped this cable up, covered it, and the intention is to simply put it back on the new house with the same Internet provider (sky).

 

I just had a meeting with the local authority building inspector and when I asked if using the telegraph pole to provide a cable with a 100mb connection would satisfy part r and ultimately allow him to sign off the house, he wouldn't commit to anything and almost became a robot "every building regulation submission should have a part R connectivity plan".

 

Well my plan is just to use the cable I've already got but he wouldn't tell me if he would pass it or not. He's an old bloke and probably thinks the whole thing is a load of bollocks.

 

Would a letter from sky showing the speed available be good enough?

Edited April 16 by BTC Builder

[JohnMo]

21 minutes ago, BTC Builder said:

when I asked if using the telegraph pole to provide a cable with a 100mb connection would satisfy part r and ultimately allow him to sign off the house, he wouldn't commit

 

They are not there to answer questions - will it, won't it. They are required to tick boxes and you prove it does or doesn't comply.

 

Why ask a question like that? It just raises issues not thought about.

 

Just assume what you are doing is ok, unless someone asks a specific question (on all matters). Then sort out an answer.onlybif you need too.

 

I doubt anyone would ask you to prove internet speed.

 

I just have a 5G capable router, gigabit capable yes, no-one asked to see spec or even looked at it.

 

 

[BTC Builder]

32 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

 

They are not there to answer questions - will it, won't it. They are required to tick boxes and you prove it does or doesn't comply.

 

Why ask a question like that? It just raises issues not thought about.

 

Just assume what you are doing is ok, unless someone asks a specific question (on all matters). Then sort out an answer.onlybif you need too.

 

I doubt anyone would ask you to prove internet speed.

 

I just have a 5G capable router, gigabit capable yes, no-one asked to see spec or even looked at it.

 

 

Why ask?

 

Because I don't know what gigabit ready connection is. I don't know if it will or won't involve getting into the sub floor, which with underfloor heating, screed, tiles will cause massive issues, if I leave them until sign off inspection.

[JohnMo]

7 minutes ago, BTC Builder said:

Why ask?

 

Because I don't know what gigabit ready connection is. I don't know if it will or won't involve getting into the sub floor, which with underfloor heating, screed, tiles will cause massive issues, if I leave them until sign off inspection.

I would assume you will bring your existing cable in via a hockey stick or other duct, so worst case you just pull a different cable.  This time he didn't answer the question (but why would he), but he could have said no, then what. You would have read up on the requirements, then argued over it. You have now backed yourself in to a corner, where you have to prove it, because he is likely to ask later.

 

Plenty of thread on here to read up and building regs 

[crispy_wafer]

Just put a duct in place so the/a cable can be pulled up into the new build.

[JohnMo]

Something like this, one for electric one for communication stuff.

 

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/1780889-cable-protector?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqv2_BhC0ARIsAFb5Ac_6-bzUFpYK21uSTbBJR4U86zgem9tobeOrSzNNYVNyIP7yWsCWQx4aAt7dEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

If you have normal strip foundations a lintel above the hole in foundation stub walls. Take the long bit vertical inside, trim as needed 

[BTC Builder]

3 hours ago, JohnMo said:

Something like this, one for electric one for communication stuff.

 

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/1780889-cable-protector?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqv2_BhC0ARIsAFb5Ac_6-bzUFpYK21uSTbBJR4U86zgem9tobeOrSzNNYVNyIP7yWsCWQx4aAt7dEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

If you have normal strip foundations a lintel above the hole in foundation stub walls. Take the long bit vertical inside, trim as needed 

 

We're way past foundation stage. Could such a thing be left entirely external and only drill into the house if necessary above the dpc cavity tray?

 

I've got a radon barrier so having a duct in the ground and up into the house seems at odds with that. I've also no intention of using any ducting as the cable is there in my front garden. I'll only be going down the ducting route if someone forces me to. 

 

I should add that someone else at LABC, a younger chap who is keen as mustard, has already mentioned my "lack of a connectivity plan" so it's not as if I'm opening any new doors in asking the question. 

 

I'm just wondering if my "plan" to use the existing overhead cable is viable