4 South West Building & Construction
March-April 2012 NEWS & INFORMATION Complete range of products
Article from Crown Commercial Windows
CROWN Commercial Windows offers a complete range of windows, doors and ancillary products including a custom-made range of conservatories and porches. From conception to completion, Crown is able to offer a total service, from consulting with the client, designing the structure using the latest CAD conservatory software, handling planning applications if required, issuing base plans, or indeed installing the base, to finally installing the structure. All of these skills are in- house and available to our commercial customers. All the products required to complete a conservatory or porch are manufactured in our own purpose-built factory in
Newton Abbot, utilising quality PVCu windows and doors for the main structure and a top-of-the-range conservatory roof system, which can be glazed with a range of glazing options. Working in-house enables us
to give our customers highly competitive prices whilst maintaining control over the quality of the product and organisation of the installation. Finally, we offer a variety of
conservatory styles including Victorian, Edwardian, P-Types, hipped back with box gutters, and the traditional lean-to, all of which are available in a range of colours.
So, if you have a
conservatory project that you wish to progress, call the Crown Commercial Windows team on 01626 201232 or visit our website at
www.crown
commercialwindows.co.uk.
Highly competitive prices are offered.
Radon gas protection
Article from Complete Building Control
REQUIREMENT C1(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 has been implemented to protect the health and safety of building users which may be affected by:
*Solid and liquid contaminants
COMPLETE BUILDING CONTROL
An alternative approved service to meet your building control requirements to that provided by Local Authorities.
The service includes advice in the design stage,detailed examination of construction plans inspection of building work to ensure compliance with the Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2010. We also give guidance and assistance on
SAP's, SBEM's, EPC's. Sound and air pressure testing, Ventilation and fire safety . A service tailored to suit clients individual requirements.
Our fees are negotiable and competitive.
A service undertaken by qualified and experienced Surveyors. Offices in the South West
Barnstaple (01271) 814395 Exeter (01395) 206250
Taunton (01823) 400102 FREEPHONE 0800 022 3096
info@completebuildingcontrol.co.uk www.completebuildingcontrol.co.uk
For a Surveyor near you
*Radon, methane and other gases from the ground. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas which is colourless and odourless.
levels of radon increases the risk of lung cancer. Areas such as the West Country have high levels of radon and protective measures are required to prevent concentrations of the gas within buildings. Radon is now recognised to be the second largest cause of lung cancer in the UK after smoking, resulting in up to 2,000 fatal cancers per year. To reduce this risk, all new
buildings, extensions and conversions, whether residential or non-domestic, built in affected areas are required to incorporate precautions against the ingress of the gas.
Radon hazards are simple and cheap to measure.
Guidance on occurrence and practical protective measures in dwellings, such as radon resistant membranes and sumps are given in BRE Report BR211 - Radon:
Long-term exposure to high
Protective measures for new dwellings.
two levels, basic and full protection and the choice of level is determined by the location and expected radon levels.
Basic protection consists of an enhanced damp-proofing system which is continuous across any cavity wall. Full protection has the addition of a radon sump or ventilated void beneath the radon-proof barrier.
With regard to non- residential premises, the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 set a national reference level for radon gas in workplaces, and under these regulations, the people responsible for a workplace are required to measure radon levels when directed.
relatively easy and economically provided if included in the initial design, and the BRE produces several digests and good building guides to cover most projects including dwellings, conversions, workplaces and large buildings.
If you require any assistance with your design, then your nearest CBC office will be only to glad to help you.
Radon protection is Protection is categorised in
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