What sort of wall treatment is proposed? for example, you could just
about find 50mm by having painted blockwork rather than dry lining.
Most of the dimensions in the building regs are absolute minimum, so
allowing them to be reduced further could set a dangerous precedent
On 14 Mar 2005, at 14:59, Malcolm Crate wrote:
> Dear all
> I have a community hall that is is being refurbished and they are
> installing
> an Accessible WC at the moment. Unfortunately the maximum width
> available
> is 1450. I can create additional width but at a considerable extra
> cost
> because it would involve removing part of a loadbearing masonry wall.
> My
> question is should I let it go ahead at 1450 x 2200 or should I be
> absolutely strict on the 1500 minimum width?
> Regards
> Malcolm Crate
> Access and Building Standards Manager
> Department for Sustainable Communities
> Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
> Tel: 01851709325
> Mobile: 07799066218
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