Building Regulations Attic Bedrooms
To satisfy building codes you need to have enough space in your planned attic conversion to meet the following regulations.
Building regulations attic bedrooms. Exterior openings into the attic space of any building intended for human occupancy shall be protected to prevent the entry of birds squirrels rodents snakes and other similar creatures. Space regulations are often a deal breaker for many homeowners. The first code requirement we ll look at is the minimum space requirement. 70 square feet or more of floor space.
Openings for ventilation having a least dimension of not less than 1 16 inch 1 6 mm and not more than inch 6 4 mm shall be permitted. To satisfy building code you need to have enough space and the right kind of space to meet these following regulations. Many older homes simply do not have the right types of attics to construe this space.