Building Regulations
What you need to Know
Building Regulations
All mezzanine floors will require building regulations approval.
Therefore, such regulations should be conformed to include.
- Structural safety
- Fire safety
- Access & Exit Points
Why NXT Level Mezzanines?
- Mezzanine will be attached to the main building.
- Mezzanine will be larger than 200m² in a commercial property.
- Any alterations required to existing building i.e Windows etc.
Access/Staircases
A requirement for building regulation approval is the number of staircases required and their specific use and locations.
- Single direction/staircase on storage floor – 25m
- Single direction/staircase on office floor – 18m
- Multiple directions/staircases on storage floor – 45m
- Multiple directions/staircases on office floor – 45m
Fire Rating building regulations
Under building regulations, the underside of your mezzanine floor my require the installation of a fire rated suspended ceiling complete with fire rated fascia and column cases. you will need a fire rating if your mezzanine falls into any of the following.
- The Mezzanine floor size is larger than 400m².
- The size of the mezzanine floor exceeds 50% of the room its installed in.
- The number of people walking on mezzanine exceeds 3 people at any one time.
- The mezzanine is longer than 20m in any direction.
- The mezzanine floor is to be used for any other purpose than storage and maintenance.
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We will ensure that safety, access and fire regulations are taken into consideration at the design stage.
In most cases we can have a prelimany decision at plan stage so that you know what is required prior to order.
The fees payable are dependent to the size of the project and will be adviced to youselves at quotation stage if required.
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