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Time Limits on Completion Certificates: As a small builder, I started a small extension just over two years ago. All the work is complete except for the electrical test certificate. The Local Authority involved has just contacted the customer and told them as the electrical certificate has not been submitted and the project has been compete for over two years then they are no longer able to supply a building control certificate. I have been involved in the building trade for many years and this is the first instance of being told there is a deadline of two years from completion in which the Local Authority can submit a building control certificate. Please could you advise as to what the position is?

I refer to your enquiry addressed to LABC regarding the above, this has been passed to me for observation and comment. I must advise that ...

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I have just been informed that my semi-detached houses have failed Pre Completion testing because they did not pass the sound resistance test of 45db. If I am not mistaken, these are only approved document guidelines. That means a guidance on what constitutes a reasonable standard as set out in Approved Document E table 1a. This is not legislation and therefore Local Authority Building Control or any Independent Building Inspector cannot enforce this requirement on my dwellings as this is not a Building regulation. So I have not failed Building regulations. The only regulation I need to pass is regulation E.1, which states has my dwellings been \"designed and constructed in such a way that they provide reasonable resistance to sound from other parts of the same building and from adjoining buildings\". As a builder I believe that I have designed and constructed my dwellings so that they achieve reasonable resistance to sound. The word reasonable is my interpretation and not your approved guidance notes... My Independent building Inspector cannot use approved documents as a guidance to what constitutes a reasonable standard as set out in Approved Document E table 1a because this table is not a regulation and therefore unenforceable.....

I refer to your enquiry addressed to LABC regarding the above, that has been passed to me for observation and comment. I must advise that ...

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Where can I get advice regarding chimney lining? I wish to replace a gas back boiler with a multifuel stove and would like to know if I need to reline the chimney.

In the first instance you will need to have the chimney inspected/surveyed to establish current construction and condition.  I would advise that you engage the services of ...

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