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Site preparation

Preliminaries

  • Ensure your Building Regulation application has been lodged
  • Arrange necessary site and structural insurances

Health and Safety

  • Provide proper toilet facilities - ‘portaloos’ that are maintained weekly by the supplier are recommended
  • Ensure that members of the public are kept off your site by providing “Heras” temporary fencing or equivalent

Storage

  • If you have no secure storage available, a lockable store for tools and equipment is worth considering

Entrance and Access

  • Hardcore may be needed for easy access to your site / crane hardstanding

Water and Electricity Supply

  • Water is essential: you may need a stopcock and standpipe or locate a temporary source by agreement with a neighbour or hire a bowser
  • Heavy duty tools need electricity: you may need to arrange for a temporary supply or hire a generator (you may also need a transformer for 110 volts)

Space Planning

  • Phase delivery of materials to avoid overcrowding the site
  • Also consider space for a skip