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Building Act 1878[edit]

There is no Act of Parliament by this or similar title in this year. The closest is the Metropolis Management and Building Acts Amendment Act 1878, which only applied in London. Mauls (talk) 07:23, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Picked up your concern- if it offends- rewrite and omit. Two heads are better than one.--ClemRutter (talk) 21:08, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Some points:[edit]

This is a really interesting and useful article - thanks to those concerned. Some points:

§Comparative features mentions "single skin" walls, but doesn't explain this or contrast it with a contemporary cavity wall, with a narrow cavity to prevent water penetration but without giving much benefit for heat insulation. Is this single skin universal? Is it worth a footnote to explain its drawbacks?
Fireproofing in attic spaces is an issue and varied a lot between regions and age. It was cheaper to build a terrace with a single shared attic, however regulations began to require a brick partition wall between in order to prevent the spread of fire. In some places this was inside the roof, in others it penetrates the roof and is visible outside (better fireproofing, but it requires lead flashing each side, so costs more and has a maintenance overhead. Was that tied in with these byelaws?
The Construction of Houses (5 ed.). 2013. ISBN 0080971008. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help) is a really useful ref for this sort of UK building topic. Unfortunately my copy is (as always) out on loan to whoever I know who most recently bought an aging money-pit. I'll try to retrieve it.

Andy Dingley (talk) 12:49, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Andy Dingley: Macey, my 1937 book on how to specify brickwork refers to the Domestic Buildings class in the 1894 London Building Act states para.(l) walls under 25ft high should built 81⁄2 in thick- and if over 13 in for all except top storey. There is a copy of the act given as a reference. But then it says- all eternal walls to be built hollow with a 21⁄4 in or 21⁄2 cavity. I have never seen a cavity that wide. All this seems far too complex for a footnote. I wouldn't know how to start!--ClemRutter (talk) 23:19, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Slum Clearance[edit]

"Despite a century of slum clearances, byelaw terraced houses made up over 15% of the United Kingdom's housing stock in 2011." This is not only irrelevant, but also stupid. There is nothing in the description or definition that makes these houses 'slums', and indeed many have been gentrified to a high standard. Elitism makes for a poor editor, I suspect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.58.46 (talk) 09:01, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]