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Underpinning: the problems of control

By: Language: English Series: Architect and Surveyor ; 62 (1) February/March 1987, 22-23 (2)Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: The DOE has recently announced that underpinning work which was previously classified as repair work is now to be classified as a material alteration to a building and therefore those undertaking the work must obtain Local Authority Building Regulation Approval for the work. This article examines the implications of this decision for building control surveyors.

The DOE has recently announced that underpinning work which was previously classified as repair work is now to be classified as a material alteration to a building and therefore those undertaking the work must obtain Local Authority Building Regulation Approval for the work. This article examines the implications of this decision for building control surveyors.