Rainham Royals project nominated for three
Building Excellence awards
Rainham
Royals Youth Centre has been nominated for three ctageories on the London LABC Building Excellence Awards
2016.
The three categories are:
- Best Public Service Building
- Best Educational Building
- Best Inclusive Building
Winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Ceremony on Friday
13 May at The Guildhall, London.
 Avoid debris in separating walls
Allowing mortar (and debris) to accumulate within the cavity and on wall ties can seriously affect the sound insulation performance of a separating wall.
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Insulated dry lining
Internal
insulated dry lining involves lining the inside of the wall with
insulated plasterboard and needs joinery-like precision to avoid air
leakage and cold bridging.
Please
remember, if you’re affecting more than 25% of the surface area of the
wall you’ll need a building regulation application.
Here are a few tips:
- Make sure existing plaster is in good condition if it’s remaining in place.
- Removing the plaster can create extra space and provide better fixing for ‘dot n dab’.
- Ensure there are no gaps in the insulation, especially around joints and corners.
- Insulate reveals and returns to avoid cold bridging.
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Save your
time and book site visits online
It’s now easy to book visits by Havering Council's Building Control officers by using our
online service, which is available 24/7 and guarantees you a visit on the next working day.
By booking outside office hours you get ahead of those trying to book by
telephone. If you book online before 10am you will get an appointment for the same day
if required.
Sign up to Havering's My Account to use this service. Book
a site visit online here.
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 Available for you 24/7
You can use our online service to make your applications or book a site visit:
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 Detailed information
You can click on the links below for more detailed information on the following subjects:
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National expertise
Havering Council is a Partner Authority under the LABC scheme which operates in England and Wales. This means you can choose to work with Havering's building control surveyors to undertake all pre-application and design work, regardless of the project's geographical location.
Find out about the Partner
Authority Scheme here. More information on LABC is
available here.
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Regulation changes
Recent changes to Building Regulations could affect your
building projects. Check
out the changes here.
More information
More information is available on Havering Council's Building Control webpages.
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