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Actually, just noticed you are doing an extension not a loft conversion. I had thought that the protected escape stuff only kicks in for 3 story houses (hence it being an issue for loft conversions). Do you already have a loft conversion and that's triggering the regs in the kitchen work, or is it needed for kitchen extension now as well?
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Other half is having quotes for a kitchen extension. The stairs come straight into the open plan dining room/kitchen, and the plan is to extend into the garden 3 metres.
Builders are quoting to wall off the stairwell and put a fire door at the bottom.
Do we need to do that? It'll look a bit shit, and it seems weird to have to turn the stairs into a closed stairwell with a new door...
The pillar in the middle of the pic will be going too