England · Statutory guidance
Ventilation: Approved Document F, Volume 1 — Dwellings
Building regulation guidance on ventilation for dwellings and other buildings.
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- 2021 edition · Volume 1; later editions and transitions on source page
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Ventilation
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- Section 0: Introduction 1PDF page 7
- Section 3: Work on existing dwellings 21PDF page 8
- Section 0: IntroductionPDF page 9
- 0.13 When constructing a dwelling as part of a larger building that contains other types ofPDF page 11
- 0.17 Ventilation fans might cause combustion gases to spill from open-flued appliances. ThesePDF page 12
- Section 1: Ventilation provisionPDF page 14
- 1.17 Extract ventilation to the outside should be provided in all of the following spaces.PDF page 16
- 1.26 A system for purge ventilation should be provided in each habitable room.PDF page 19
- 1.56 The minimum total area of background ventilators in each room should follow the guidance inPDF page 23
- 1.59 For purge ventilation, follow paragraphs 1.26 to 1.31.PDF page 24
- 1.70 For dwellings using mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, each wet room should have aPDF page 25
- 1.82 The installer should make a visual inspection to confirm both of the following.PDF page 26
- Section 2: Minimising the ingress of externalPDF page 27
- 2.6 Where sources of pollution vary with the time of day, such as urban road traffic, it may bePDF page 28
- Section 3: Work on existing dwellingsPDF page 29
- 3.5 When a building undergoes a material change of use, Part F of Schedule 1 to the BuildingPDF page 30
- 3.21 The guidance in this section applies to conservatories with a floor area that exceeds 30m2.PDF page 34
- Section 4: Commissioning and providingPDF page 39
- 1.1 Installation address detailsPDF page 51
- 3.1 Commissioning equipmentPDF page 54
- 3.11 and 3.12.PDF page 55
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O N L I N E V E R S I O N
The Building Regulations 2010
F
Ventilation
APPROVED DOCUMENT
Volume 1: Dwellings
Requirement F1: Means of ventilation
Regulations: 39, 42 and 44
2021 edition – for use in England
O N L I N E V E R S I O N
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