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why does my bungalow (built 2005) have no air bricks?
Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.52 PM
Have bought a bungalow and have had a engineer give it the once over when I asked him why it didnt have any air bricks he told me that the new builds dont need them.Why is this?
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Pren Caled Carpentry
Rating: 5 out of 5
This is simply down to the construction of the slab, most new builds use block and beam base with a cement screed finish. There are no timbers in the ground floor to circulate air around. This negates the need for air bricks. The sub base will also include periscope vents at DPC.
Answered16 February 2015
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Rowan Groundworks Ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
If your floor construction is of the block and beam sort there will be air bricks and telescope vents, if the floor is of the floating construction air bricks are not required,
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Peter
Answered18 February 2015
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