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Fireproofing Ceilings and Cavity Insulation
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I have just had a detached garage built with a room above and need to fireproof the garage ceiling and stairs. I was told by the buildings inspector to use two layers of plasterboard, but will one layer of Fireline plasterboard do the same job? I also want to fit cavity insulation, what types can be used now that the walls are up and roof on. If I use one of the blown-in types, how do I seal the cavity tops bearing in mind that the inner block leaf is around two courses higher than the outer brick leaf? Cheers Gareth |
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I have just had a detached garage built with a room above and need to
fireproof the garage ceiling and stairs. I was told by the buildings inspector to use two layers of plasterboard, but will one layer of Fireline plasterboard do the same job? no, he means 2 layers of Fireline LJ |
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in2minds wrote:
I have just had a detached garage built with a room above and need to fireproof the garage ceiling and stairs. I was told by the buildings inspector to use two layers of plasterboard, but will one layer of Fireline plasterboard do the same job? no, he means 2 layers of Fireline Are you sure? When I had to do some fireproofing (in a different application, admittedly) the BCO also specified two layers of plasterboard (plus a layer of skim plaster); but just normal plasterboard; and he subsequently signed off the work happily. David |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Gareth Jones wrote: Hi All I have just had a detached garage built with a room above and need to fireproof the garage ceiling and stairs. I was told by the buildings inspector to use two layers of plasterboard, but will one layer of Fireline plasterboard do the same job? I also want to fit cavity insulation, what types can be used now that the walls are up and roof on. If I use one of the blown-in types, how do I seal the cavity tops bearing in mind that the inner block leaf is around two courses higher than the outer brick leaf? Cheers Gareth Isn't it a bit late to be sorting this out, *after* it has been built?! -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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"Set Square" wrote in message ... In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Gareth Jones wrote: Hi All I have just had a detached garage built with a room above and need to fireproof the garage ceiling and stairs. I was told by the buildings inspector to use two layers of plasterboard, but will one layer of Fireline plasterboard do the same job? I also want to fit cavity insulation, what types can be used now that the walls are up and roof on. If I use one of the blown-in types, how do I seal the cavity tops bearing in mind that the inner block leaf is around two courses higher than the outer brick leaf? Cheers Gareth Isn't it a bit late to be sorting this out, *after* it has been built?! -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. Absolute bollix. Double tack means that. House across road fully converted to two flats finished in Januuary. Planning permission applied in March. BC and planning asked only for double tack on ceilings and fire doors between flats. Double Tack two sheets with offset joins + skim |
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I have just had a detached garage built with a room above and need
to fireproof the garage ceiling and stairs. I was told by the buildings inspector to use two layers of plasterboard, but will one layer of Fireline plasterboard do the same job? no, he means 2 layers of Fireline Are you sure? yes, according to our local BCO if there's a habitable room over a garage there has to be 2 layers of fireline (fire resistant) plasterboard LJ |
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yes, according to our local BCO if there's a habitable room over a
garage there has to be 2 layers of fireline (fire resistant) plasterboard ooops, missed the "detached" bit, it may not apply to a detached garage only one way to find out for sure, ask the BCO LJ |
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