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Commercial Projects Module

Commercial Module (Specs/Drawings) now available via Registration (or Upgrade from an existing account)

QuickSpec App Tutorial

QuickSpec App Tutorial on YouTube: View and Compile a Building Regs Spec on Mobile

QuickSpec Mobile for IOS & Android

QuickSpec mobile app is now available for both Android and IOS (iPhone/iPad)

QuickSpec App for Building Regs Specifications

Part M (Access/Use) Detail Drawings for Corridor/Door Widths

New Drawings for Part M (Access & Use, M4(1), M4(2)) Corridor and Door Widths

Part M (Access & Use) Corridor and Door Widths

Works Commencement/Completion Notices

Works Commencement & Completion Notices: Specifications, Templates & Explanatory Notes

Updates

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Custom Specifications & Headings

New functions for Custom Specifications and Headings added to the Spec Editor (2023).

Building Regs Wales Nov 2022 Updates

Specifications and Detail Drawings updated inline with 2022 changes for Wales (updated 2022).

Building Regs Updates Wales November 2022.

Building Regs England June 2022 Updates

Specifications and Detail Drawings updated inline with 2022 changes for England (updated 2022).

Building Regs Updates England June 2022.

British Standards Refs updated

References to British Standards updated within the specifications (updated Feb 2020).

Premium Users: Word Export (2020)

Word Export of Specs with Detail Drawings for Premium users.

Renewable Energy

Renewable-Energy specifications now available on our Extensions, New Builds and New Build Flats sections.

Now save up to 100 Specifications

New slots added. Now store up to 100 Specifications.

Basement Conversions Added

Basement Conversions section added (June 2018).

New Specs: Approved Document R

Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks: which came into effect on 1st Jan 2017

New Build Flats

New Build Flats section launched!

Flat Conversions, New Builds

Flat Conversions and New Build Web Apps go-live!

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Updates in Brief

03/04/2025 New: Vertical Timber Clad, Partial Fill Blockwork Cavity Wall

19/03/2025 New Clipped Eaves with External Render - Detail Drawing

13/03/2025 Suspended Cast In-Situ Concrete Floor - Spec & Detail Drawing

01/03/2025 Commercial Project Module now available

27/01/2025 New Trench Foundation Detail Drawing (without wall/floor)

24/01/2025 New Strip Foundation Detail Drawing (without wall/floor)

10/01/2025 New video: Adding Drawings from Details pages into the Spec for Export + General Tips

18/12/2024 Add any Drawing (from Detail Drawings pages) into your spec, for PDF / Word Export (Premium only).

11/11/2024 New Detail Drawing: Vaulted Roof (Steel Beam)

25/10/2024 New Detail: Timber Suspended Floor with Radon Protection

24/10/2024 New Detail Drawing: Block and Beam Floor with Radon Protection

01/10/2024 New Detail Drawing added for Column Foundation

10/09/2024 New Pitched Roof Upgrade Specs/Details for 47 x 200 including Multifoil Insulation

19/08/2024 New Detail Drawing: Trench Foundation with Full Fill Cavity Wall

05/08/2024 New specification for Treatment Plants

21/05/2024 New In-Depth Video Tutorial: Load/Save/Export a Specification

16/05/2024 New Intro Tutorial: Starting a House Extension Specification

01/05/2024 QuickSpec App Tutorial: View and Compile Specifications on Mobile

15/04/2024 QuickSpec Mobile App: Now available for both IOS and Android, for Premium-Plus and Standard-Plus users

30/03/2024 New Detail/Spec: Dense Block Outer Skin, Cavity Wall, Full Fill, Rendered

28/03/2024 Added Specification for Drainage Field

27/03/2024 New Specification for Septic Tanks

11/03/2024 External Stepped Approach M4 (1 and 2) Detail Drawings for Part M (Access & Use)

04/03/2024 Height of Switches, Sockets, Consumer Units, Part M (Access & Use) Drawings

02/03/2024 Min Hall/Door Widths, Part M (Access & Use) Detail Drawings

28/01/2024 Works Commencement & Completion Notices: Specs & Explanatory Notes

09/10/2023 October 2023 Building Regs Updates (Building Safety Act 2022)

15/08/2023 New: Metal Clad (Zinc / Aluminium / Stainless Steel) Timber Framed Wall detail

10/08/2023 Eccentric Foundation Detail Drawing added

03/08/2023 Enhanced Search function, See Header Bar.

01/08/2023 Rendered Solid Wall U Value 0.18 Detail Drawing added

29/06/2023 Parapet Party Cavity Wall detail drawing added

23/06/2023 New specs/detail drawings with additional options for Full Fill Cavity Walls

21/06/2023 Full-Radon-Protection-Solid-Ground-Floor, detail drawing added

16/06/2023 Pipework-Through-Foundation detail drawing added

15/06/2023 Functions for Adding Custom Specifications / Headings for output on exported specs

13/06/2023 Basic-Radon-Protection-Solid-Ground-Floor detail drawing added

24/12/2022 Part R Building Regs updates now live for England New Builds/New Build Flats

08/12/2022 New Detail Drawing: Block and Beam Floor with Cavity Wall and Foundation

27/10/2022 Specifications & Detail Drawings now updated for Wales Building Regs changes

15/07/2022 New Electric Heating Specs added, under House Extensions, New Builds etc. (See Internal Works)

16/06/2022 Updates/Info on England Building Regulations Amendments and Deadline June 2022

Construction Specifications for New Build, Home Extension, Loft, Flat & Garage Conversion Plans in England and Wales - Help, Advice & Guidance

News and Updates

Commercial Projects Module

Commercial Module (Specs/Drawings) now available via Registration (or Upgrade from an existing account)

QuickSpec App Tutorial

QuickSpec App Tutorial on YouTube: View and Compile a Building Regs Spec on Mobile

QuickSpec Mobile for IOS & Android

QuickSpec mobile app is now available for both Android and IOS (iPhone/iPad)

Part M (Access/Use) Detail Drawings for Corridor/Door Widths

New Drawings for Part M (Access & Use, M4(1), M4(2)) Corridor and Door Widths

Works Commencement/Completion Notices

Works Commencement & Completion Notices: Specifications, Templates & Explanatory Notes

Updates

Please see our Twitter Timeline for latest updates and additions to the site.

Custom Specifications & Headings (2023)

New functions for Custom Specifications and Headings added to the Spec Editor (2023).

Building Regs Wales November 2022 Updates

Specifications and Detail Drawings updated inline with 2022 changes for Wales (updated 2022).

Building Regs England June 2022 Updates

Specifications and Detail Drawings updated inline with 2022 changes for England (updated 2022).

British Standards Refs updated

References to British Standards updated within the specifications (updated Feb 2020).

Premium Users: Word Export (2020)

Word Export of Specs with Detail Drawings for Premium users.

Renewable Energy

Renewable-Energy specifications now available on our Extensions, New Builds and New Build Flats sections.

Basement Conversions Added

Basement Conversions section added (June 2018).

New Specs: Approved Document R

Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks: which came into effect on 1st Jan 2017

New Build Flats

New Build Flats section launched!

Flat Conversions, New Builds

Flat Conversions and New Build Web Apps go-live!

Premium Account

BuildingRegs4Plans "Premium" registration gives access to our detail drawings & BuildingRegs4Plans Specs.

Standard Account

The "Standard" account (£87.50 + vat p.a.) provides access to our BuildingRegs4Plans Web Apps for Construction Plans.

Updates in Brief

03/04/2025 New: Vertical Timber Clad, Partial Fill Blockwork Cavity Wall

19/03/2025 New Clipped Eaves with External Render - Detail Drawing

13/03/2025 Suspended Cast In-Situ Concrete Floor - Spec & Detail Drawing

01/03/2025 Commercial Project Module now available

27/01/2025 New Trench Foundation Detail Drawing (without wall/floor)

24/01/2025 New Strip Foundation Detail Drawing (without wall/floor)

10/01/2025 New video: Adding Drawings from Details pages into the Spec for Export + General Tips

18/12/2024 Add any Drawing (from Detail Drawings pages) into your spec, for PDF / Word Export (Premium only).

11/11/2024 New Detail Drawing: Vaulted Roof (Steel Beam)

25/10/2024 New Detail: Timber Suspended Floor with Radon Protection

24/10/2024 New Detail Drawing: Block and Beam Floor with Radon Protection

01/10/2024 New Detail Drawing added for Column Foundation

10/09/2024 New Pitched Roof Upgrade Specs/Details for 47 x 200 including Multifoil Insulation

19/08/2024 New Detail Drawing: Trench Foundation with Full Fill Cavity Wall

05/08/2024 New specification for Treatment Plants

21/05/2024 New In-Depth Video Tutorial: Load/Save/Export a Specification

16/05/2024 New Intro Tutorial: Starting a House Extension Specification

01/05/2024 QuickSpec App Tutorial: View and Compile Specifications on Mobile

15/04/2024 QuickSpec Mobile App: Now available for both IOS and Android, for Premium-Plus and Standard-Plus users

30/03/2024 New Detail/Spec: Dense Block Outer Skin, Cavity Wall, Full Fill, Rendered

28/03/2024 Added Specification for Drainage Field

27/03/2024 New Specification for Septic Tanks

11/03/2024 External Stepped Approach M4 (1 and 2) Detail Drawings for Part M (Access & Use)

04/03/2024 Height of Switches, Sockets, Consumer Units, Part M (Access & Use) Drawings

02/03/2024 Min Hall/Door Widths, Part M (Access & Use) Detail Drawings

28/01/2024 Works Commencement & Completion Notices: Specs & Explanatory Notes

09/10/2023 October 2023 Building Regs Updates (Building Safety Act 2022)

15/08/2023 New: Metal Clad (Zinc / Aluminium / Stainless Steel) Timber Framed Wall detail

10/08/2023 Eccentric Foundation Detail Drawing added

03/08/2023 Enhanced Search function, See Header Bar.

01/08/2023 Rendered Solid Wall U Value 0.18 Detail Drawing added

29/06/2023 Parapet Party Cavity Wall detail drawing added

23/06/2023 New specs/detail drawings with additional options for Full Fill Cavity Walls

21/06/2023 Full-Radon-Protection-Solid-Ground-Floor, detail drawing added

16/06/2023 Pipework-Through-Foundation detail drawing added

15/06/2023 Functions for Adding Custom Specifications / Headings for output on exported specs

13/06/2023 Basic-Radon-Protection-Solid-Ground-Floor detail drawing added

24/12/2022 Part R Building Regs updates now live for England New Builds/New Build Flats

08/12/2022 New Detail Drawing: Block and Beam Floor with Cavity Wall and Foundation

27/10/2022 Specifications & Detail Drawings now updated for Wales Building Regs changes

15/07/2022 New Electric Heating Specs added, under House Extensions, New Builds etc. (See Internal Works)

16/06/2022 Updates/Info on England Building Regulations Amendments and Deadline June 2022

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