Element of structure
Any of the following. • A member that forms part of the structural frame of a building, or any other beam or column. • A loadbearing wall or loadbearing part of a wall. • A floor. • A gallery (but not a loading gallery, fly gallery, stage grid, lighting bridge, or any gallery provided for similar purposes or for maintenance and repair). • An external wall. • A compartment wall (including a wall that is common to two or more buildings).
- However, see the guidance to requirement B3, paragraph 6.2, for a list of structures that are not considered to be elements of structure.
Approved Document B Volume 1, Appendix A (page 134)
Any of the following. • A member that forms part of the structural frame of a building, or any other beam or column. • A loadbearing wall or loadbearing part of a wall. • A floor. • A gallery (but not a loading gallery, fly gallery, stage grid, lighting bridge, or any gallery provided for similar purposes or for maintenance and repair). • An external wall. • A compartment wall (including a wall that is common to two or more buildings).
- However, see the guidance to requirement B3, paragraph 7.3, for a list of structures that are not considered to be elements of structure.
Approved Document B Volume 2, Appendix A (page 145)
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