Templates / Housebuilding
Part L photographic evidence
Checklist · Once per plot, at each stage
The photographs Approved Document L asks for at each stage of a new dwelling, taken with the camera so each carries its date and place.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Building Regulations 2010, Part L (conservation of fuel and power)
- Approved Document L, Volume 1 (2021), Appendix B: photographic evidence
The questions
Foundations and ground floor
- Ground floor insulation, and its junction with the walls
Walls
- Wall insulation, continuous at corners and junctions
- Lintels and cavity closers at openings
Roof
- Roof insulation, at the eaves and gables
- Airtightness details: service penetrations sealed
Services
- Heating and hot water system, and pipe insulation
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.