There seems to be a trend at the moment for putting baths in the bedroom. For the purposes of Part P does that make the bedroom a bathroom? If not then if I put a bed in the bathroom would that make it a bedroom, again for the purposes of Part P.
Is any of this defined precisely?
It's defined in the Part P doc
Section 2.5, bottom of page 6
Darren
Short answer - you fill it with water, you get in it - it's a bath. Making it a bathroom and the zone rules apply.
OK, what if its a shower rather than a bath?
So does Part P apply to Shower rooms?
OK, what if its a shower rather than a bath?
So does Part P apply to Shower rooms?
OK, what if its a shower rather than a bath?
So does Part P apply to Shower rooms?
On Tuesday 03 September 2013 17:47 Stephen wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Yes.
Yes. BS7671, Part 7, 701 'Locations containing a bath or shower.'
It's the wiring regulations, rather than part P of the building regulations, that specify the zones around baths and showers.
It seems to me that the special locations are defined by distances from a bath or shower so it looks like someone had the sense to avoid the arguments about whether a room is a bedroom or bathroom. The question that always occurs to me is what happens in a room that is converted to another purpose. If the power just happened to be laid out, when it was just a room, so it 'fitted' with the zones, then presumably Part P approval processes wouldn't apply as no changes are being made to the electrics.
It's the wiring regs rather than part P, and if you add a bath/shower to an existing room then the wiring regs apply, and existing electrical fittings may require relocation.
Although Part P is only about reporting. So, if all the wiring was done in the bedroom when it was still a bedroom then it would not need reporting. if the bath is then installed such that the wiring still complies with the wiring regs then presumably no reporting is needed under Part P because at that point no wiring was actually done.
I have wondered the same about switching a kitchen and bathroom around although now that a kitchen is not covered it has become an academic point.
Do you mean notifying? Strictly speaking Part P now applies to all electrics. Some work is notifiable and some work is not notifiable. Part P still applies to all work. ie you have to follow the BS7671 regs.
Yes. Notifying was the word I was looking for. I am quite happy to do the work to all the regs but if I can avoid the unnecessary paperwork I will.
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