Health and Safety gorn mad

[nst68]

I'm in the process of buying a new build house and we were warned by the developer of a new regulation coming to new houses.

May I present the "safety" bar

It's supposedly to stop people people falling out of windows

As there's also a radiator under the window the developer said you normally get one of two replies.

a: (Parents) - "Kids will use it to hold on to and climb on the radiator"

b: (Single blokes) - "Is it for hanging socks on to dry?"

They made sure to say it was only held on by wall plugs and if the owner removed it after moving in then who was to know

 

[Gray2233]

Funnily enough, I had a new front (fire) door fitted today that automatically shuts.

On the inside they slapped on a big ugly sign reminding me to shut it.

 

[bloodiedathame]

Brexit Britain.

 

[Steeps]

It's not new, first reference I checked for building regulations 2010 the 2013 edition has it mentioned under K2 that if the bottom of the window is below 800mm then some form of guard rail is required. These are developers using taller windows rather than wider ones to meet minimum light requirements in rooms while maximising wall space for beds and wardrobes.

Honestly I wish I had this in my flat as any view sitting down is up at sky and not around the rest of the estate, also as you mentioned it would be great for hanging socks on.

 

[Hagar]

It's not new, first reference I checked for building regulations 2010 the 2013 edition has it mentioned under K2 that if the bottom of the window is below 800mm then some form of guard rail is required. These are developers using taller windows rather than wider ones to meet minimum light requirements in rooms while maximising wall space for beds and wardrobes.

Honestly I wish I had this in my flat as any view sitting down is up at sky and not around the rest of the estate, also as you mentioned it would be great for hanging socks on.

...only socks?

 

[Dave85]

That bar is crazy. How long will it be until we cant open windows all the way like a hotel

 

[dlockers]

That bar is crazy. How long will it be until we cant open windows all the way like a hotel

You can't - most modern windows have a safety latch. My friend bought a newish house and the survey commented it had dangerous windows because the safety latch opened more than 4 inches or something. It's daft but it does make sense, and it isn't hard to disable to open it fully.

 

[andy_mk3]

You can't - most modern windows have a safety latch. My friend bought a newish house and the survey commented it had dangerous windows because the safety latch opened more than 4 inches or something. It's daft but it does make sense, and it isn't hard to disable to open it fully.

Yeah our house has them. I removed them in our bedroom as they're a PITA. Kept in a drawer to refit when we move again.

 

[Penfold101]

Thought this was a new Star Trek thread…

 

[Stu999]

minimum light requirements

Is there a minimum window size now? Yes, being too lazy to Google.

 

[jeffspuds]

can you just not remove that or will it affect insurance ?

 

[200sols]

Bar looks perfect for a child to climb up to the window with, then trip on the bar and fall out.

 

[sigma]

I'm in the process of buying a new build house and we were warned by the developer of a new regulation coming to new houses.

May I present the "safety" bar

It's supposedly to stop people people falling out of windows

As there's also a radiator under the window the developer said you normally get one of two replies.

a: (Parents) - "Kids will use it to hold on to and climb on the radiator"

b: (Single blokes) - "Is it for hanging socks on to dry?"

They made sure to say it was only held on by wall plugs and if the owner removed it after moving in then who was to know

So you're going to have to do DIY on your brand new house. Nice

 

[nst68]

Bar looks perfect for a child to climb up to the window with, then trip on the bar and fall out.

Yep, that was the first thing I thought

 

[The_Arbiter]

Bizarre. Inform them it's not at the correct height and is non compliant.

 

[dlockers]

Bizarre. Inform them it's not at the correct height and is non compliant.

??

 

[HungryHippos]

Now all we need to do is turn the bar 90 degrees and then have several more of them spaced out at intervals!

 

[The_Arbiter]

??

It's a **** take on the already **** take.

 

[Reuben klang]

Bloody hell that is ugly, I’d be ripping that out ASAP.

 

[chaparral]

I'm in the process of buying a new build house and we were warned by the developer of a new regulation coming to new houses.

May I present the "safety" bar

It's supposedly to stop people people falling out of windows

As there's also a radiator under the window the developer said you normally get one of two replies.

a: (Parents) - "Kids will use it to hold on to and climb on the radiator"

b: (Single blokes) - "Is it for hanging socks on to dry?"

They made sure to say it was only held on by wall plugs and if the owner removed it after moving in then who was to know

Are you sure that the reason for it

As i thought it was to handcuff the kids to so they can't leave the room