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Inspecting Building Work

Inspecting Building Work (for both domestic and non-domestic properties)

When an application has been made with the appropriate fee, you may commence work. It is very important that you, or your builder, tell us when the work is at certain stages so that we can inspect it and check that it meets the Building Regulations. You may be committing an offence under the Building Regulations if you do not do this.

Any work which is done and fails to comply with the regulations will have to be made food by the builder.

When working with a Building Notice it is important, as there are no plans, to liaise even more closely with your Building Control Surveyor.

The stages of work you must tell us about are as follow:~

• When you start the work
• When you dig the foundations
• When you pour the foundation concrete
• When you lay a damp proof membrane or damp proof course
• When you lay and compact hardcore for the floor of the building
• When you lay the concrete subfloor
• When you lay the drainage system (before backfilling)
• When you lay the drainage system (after backfilling)
• When the work is finished
• Any other stages the Surveyor requests