As it's not related to commercial or industrial specifically I thought I'd ask in here.
The work being done is two facing external walls being removed and the offices being made into one by removing the gap between them. Blockwork construction with a steel frame, single storey. Oh and it's a primary school. The down conductor for the lightning protection runs down the face of one wall to an earth pit about 0.5m from the base of the wall.
When the wall comes down the choices(regs and recommendations aside for a moment) will be to either extend the conductor and dig in a new pit, or have the conductor and pit inside the new office. The second choice seems a bad one to me, but that's based on noting more than not liking the sound of the idea. I have no idea if it currently meets a standard, or indeed if the building requires LPS.
I won't be doing anything with the LPS as I don't have experience or knowledge with them. What I will need to do is provide some information as to what will need doing so that I can justify getting in a specialist. So what're the basics with this? Assuming it needs moving is there a particular sign off to be done for BS62305 is the LPS is worked on? Can it run internally? Will it need bonding to building structure elsewhere? Should it have an inspection periodically anyway?
Oh, and any recommendations for a company which does this sort of work in/near Birmingham?
The work being done is two facing external walls being removed and the offices being made into one by removing the gap between them. Blockwork construction with a steel frame, single storey. Oh and it's a primary school. The down conductor for the lightning protection runs down the face of one wall to an earth pit about 0.5m from the base of the wall.
When the wall comes down the choices(regs and recommendations aside for a moment) will be to either extend the conductor and dig in a new pit, or have the conductor and pit inside the new office. The second choice seems a bad one to me, but that's based on noting more than not liking the sound of the idea. I have no idea if it currently meets a standard, or indeed if the building requires LPS.
I won't be doing anything with the LPS as I don't have experience or knowledge with them. What I will need to do is provide some information as to what will need doing so that I can justify getting in a specialist. So what're the basics with this? Assuming it needs moving is there a particular sign off to be done for BS62305 is the LPS is worked on? Can it run internally? Will it need bonding to building structure elsewhere? Should it have an inspection periodically anyway?
Oh, and any recommendations for a company which does this sort of work in/near Birmingham?
