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Construction Design And Management Regulations

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General requirements CDM REGULATIONS The Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 are the responsibility of the client. The Regulations must be followed when any work exceeds more than 500 man hours or takes longer than 30 days to complete. There must be a Planning Supervisor for all projects that fall under the CDM Regulation criteria. PARTY WALL ACT The Party Wall Act 1996 is the responsibility of the client. The process set out in the Party Wall Act must be followed for any work to be carried. This process will need to be complied with for any properties that fall within criteria set out. A Party Wall Agreement with the affected neighbouring properties will need to be completed before any work commences. THERMAL BRIDGING Where possible thermal bridging should be prevented between the insulation layers, e.g. around structural openings. Measures need to be in place to reduce any unplanned air leakage through the new structure. GENERAL SPECIFICATION All plan dimensions are in millimetres. Do not scale any dimensions from this drawing. The appointed contractor is required to check all sizes and dimensions before commencing work on site. No responsibility will be taken for any mistakes in this drawing until all the dimension have been checked prior to commencement on site. If any issues are identified within the drawing they must be highlighted before work commences. Any elements of the existing structure that have new and altered loads are to be exposed

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