Electricians Ipswich often work on Extensions and Loft Conversions with Complete Loft Conversions. We have completed over thirty projects together. If you require any type of domestic alterations to your circuits or additions and advice on how your consumer unit will manage the extra electrical loading of increasing the size of your property please ask for advice. Occasionally the DNO (Distribution Network Operator) may have to be contacted to uprate the main fuse supplying the property.
Part P compliance is Part P of the building regulations. Part P refers to Fire Integrity of the building. Part P within Extensions and Loft Conversions refers to retro fitting of building services such as Plumbing and Electrics within buildings and how the retro fitting of these services may effect the fire integrity of the building. Part P states that this fire integrity must not be compromised.
When you add another living area to a loft you adding another set of stairs into the house. Normally the building regulations will stipulate that you will have put fire doors throughout the all the hallway doors because of the increased number of floors within the building. They will also stipulate that you will have to have inter-connected smoke alarms throughout the building as an extra precaution and safety measure.
All new lighting installations are required to have energy efficiency taken into account. This is to reduce carbon emissions, which has become the major issue of our time. It is important to use the newer technologies available such LED Lighting, but at the same time important to use incandescent lighting in areas such as bedrooms as they aid sleep better. Very simply if comes down to light output and colour rendering and frequency response. It can very important which types of fittings you use within certain areas for better a lifestyle.
Barthrooms tend to be the most complex part of Loft Conversions and Extensions. Simply because of the amount of services; plumbing and electrical that are required, and the finish that is required; tiling. From an Electrical perspective the major change than can occur is the use of electric shower of say 11KW. This can change the amount of load on the whole dwelling by a considerable amount and requires careful consideration.
Even on smaller projects very careful consideration needs to be taken into account for your electrical circuits. A little bit of planning can give proper long term performance. Please get in contact for advice and estimates.
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