Building regulations for windows/fire saftey

Are you in Scotland ? Something like this came up a few months ago and I think it applied to Scotland only.

I can see nothing in the regs to preclude having a sink in front.

Those regs are peculiar anyway.

I asked the BCO how, since ny whole upstairs had to have sockets at such a height as to be reached by disabled people, these disabled people were going to jump through the 'clear opening'

He muttered something about 'its so the fire brigade can get in'

Ah well. I have a window with a basin in front of it in my upstairs bathrooms, and another that will have a bath, and the BCO is not at all interested.

I am also not far from Cambridge :-)

Oh OK, thanks, that's great news!

Actually I think it's easier to have a kitchen unit in front because it gives you a leg up on the way out :)

;)

Cheers, Mark.

Then I believe you are not restricted in the way suggested.

I talked with the building control guy again today and now he tells me there's no requirement for a fire window at all because the kitchen exits into the lounge which exits to the hall.

Apparently it's only a requirement if you have to go through the kitchen to get out of the building.

Maybe if I ring him up again next week I'll get a different story :)

Cheers, Mark.