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Fredxxx

On 16/03/2017 20:35, wrote:
On Thursday, 16 March 2017 19:12:04 UTC, wrote:
I'm thinking of replacing a pull-down loft ladder with a proper
staircase and door. The loft would still only be used for storage,
but someone thought the presence of a staircase invoked a pile of
Building Regs requirements. Can anyone clarify whether there are
any rules around this?

I think the staircase itself will have to comply with Building Regs,
but there are some relaxations for staircases only serving one room
(or perhaps a non-habitable room) eg the spacesaver alternating tread
staircases.

If the loft is floored / walled / has any windows then adding a
staircase would I think be presumed to be using the loft as a
habitable room and the full requirements of loft conversion would
apply. If the loft isn't floored etc then it won't be a habitable
room.

You may be right, but I thought the definition of a habitable room was
one conforming to the regulations.

Storage, or an uninhabitable room, by very definition, was one that
failed these regulations?