Russell griffiths Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Morning all, since our building is springing up the height is looking slightly larger than I had imagined and I’m thinking of putting in a mezzanine level would this be something that I need to discuss with the planners or is it a case of talking just to the building regs guy. From outside the house you would never know it will all be internal alterations. Any thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Internal is not a planning issue, but there will be quite a few issues with building control as it may effectively turn your house into three rather than two storey. We ended up having to put sprinkles into our mezzanine floor as it is open to the floor below and then fire doors on all rooms off the hall. If you are putting one in I think dealing with building regs is easier if it is self contained such as having stairs with a door at the bottom, but the rules may differ in England and depending on the area involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 At the moment the house is designed as single storey, it is in effect a fancy bungalow however we have a vaulted ceiling at 5m high the two bedrooms where going to have ceilings with voids above to house the mvhr and ducting, however as it has grown up it looks like an enormous amount of space that could be used as my wifes craft , sewing area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Russell griffiths said: [...] enormous amount of space that could be used as my wifes craft , sewing area. Exactly what we are doing with the space. The space has been planned to have a large window either side of it - so the area will be ' open '. Just one thing : the supporting joists need to be carefully planned. In our case the SE specified doubling them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Russell griffiths said: At the moment the house is designed as single storey, it is in effect a fancy bungalow however we have a vaulted ceiling at 5m high the two bedrooms where going to have ceilings with voids above to house the mvhr and ducting, however as it has grown up it looks like an enormous amount of space that could be used as my wifes craft , sewing area. This needs careful thought as to access and use. E.g. IF she is going to be up there when callers arrive it will be a right pain, but given your site you may have a videophone half a mile away like the Men from UNCLE. Also if it is intended for storage etc or slightly heavy kit or use later in life then good access is required suitable for carrying steam powered sewing machines or rails on the stairs for grandma when your wife is 75. There might be mileage in finishing off after sign off or calling it a storage platform. Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 One going to two storeys no issues. Issues will be around stairs up there and balustrade. @recoveringacademic did you not put in permanent stairs and class it as storage space? Otherwise would you not need a full set of stairs that would take up a lot of room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 If there are no external alterations I can't see why this would be a planning issue, but yes you will need to amend the building regs submission. You may as well make it completely legit as it is a one-off house in a fantastic location and no point in having it compromised should you want to sell later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) I looked into mezzanines briefly because the seller of my property wanted to prevent me from having one (long story). Could there be a building regs issue in relation to the minimum ceiling height needed for both the mezzanine space and the residual space beneath it. In my case this was my clinching argument for my seller. I could not feasibly squeeze in a mezzanine while meeting minimum ceiling height requirements, so he was content with my high ceilings. How high is the space you will be dividing (you mention 5m)? What will be ceiling heights of the new space and the space left beneath? (I am new to this building lark so could be completely wrong.) Edited January 5, 2019 by Dreadnaught Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Thanks all will talk to the building control guy, we are a long way off finalising this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 We have a mezanine from the largest bedroom. Barely standing height for even me, a short person, and shown on the BR drawings as a storage platform, i.e. no fixed means of accessing it. No special precautions asked for. (ladder and handrails might appear later, after completion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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