when does part M apply?

[ExArmy]

so according to part M of the buiding regs sockets are to be installed at 450mm min from floor and switches 1200mm from the floor max.

but does this only apply to a new build? if a kitchen was to be completely gutted and wired from scratch would it apply then?

 

[telectrix]

new biulds only or total refurb of property. just a kitchen, you can fit wherever. the 1200mm height, though is ideal for over the worktop sockets, but they can be higher if the client wants.

 

[topquark]

If the kitchen is already existing and it's just being gutted and rewired then no it doesn't have to be applied. You can use the existing socket/switch heights, as long as you don't make it any less accessible than it was before.

 

[Sintra]

It applies in new dwellings or were there are structural changes to the building ie. a new extension or rooms demolished and rebuilt.

 

[ExArmy]

thanks for the replies, thats cleared that one up.