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Default Any rules about providing a staircase to loft storage space?

In article ,
Phil L wrote:
A bathroom or utility room aren't classed as habitable because it's
highly unlikely someone's going to sleep in them, if they did and got
killed in a house fire then tough titty. Bedrooms, living rooms etc are
habitable and covered by fire regs, especially where a third floor is
occupied (loft)


I reckon if you installed a bathroom where an attic was on a second floor,
it would still need the access protected from fire in the same way.

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