Regulations Covering Bathrooms
There are a number of regulations when it comes to installing bathrooms, WC’s and showers, and there may even be others applied locally in particular areas. If you intend to install these things yourself contact your local authority for up to date details.
The main building regulations include a whole list of things including ventilation requirements. A bathroom or WC must have external ventilation and this might be a window that opens, or an extractor fan with a duct that goes outside.
If a house or flat only has one bathroom and the door leads into a bedroom, then the bathroom must have a second door giving access which is not through the bedroom.
These are the main regulations but there are many more regarding water and what may be connected to mains water supplies, or put down wastes into the drain. There are also regulations about power showers and water pressure. These rules can be quite complex and it will often take an expert to decipher them.
Making a mistake with regard to regulations can be expensive in terms of fines and perhaps having to have bathroom suites refitted in order to comply with these restrictions. It often works out much cheaper in the long run to get an expert to fit a new bathroom and to attend to any problem there may be with regulations. It certainly saves a lot of work and expense and unless you are an expert on these matters yourself, it will no doubt save a lot of worry.