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Is Fire Protection Required for Loft Steel?
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If I have a steel beam installed in a loft space, for suspending ceiling joists from, does this require fire protection. Is the plasterboard ceiling below it protection enough? Location is single storey kitchen extension loft. TIA Phil |
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Is Fire Protection Required for Loft Steel?
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TheScullster wrote: If I have a steel beam installed in a loft space, for suspending ceiling joists from, does this require fire protection. Is the plasterboard ceiling below it protection enough? Location is single storey kitchen extension loft. Don't think they require fire protection - none of mine have. And the BCO was creeping round plenty when I had the job done.;-) -- *Stable Relationships Are For Horses. * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Is Fire Protection Required for Loft Steel?
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , TheScullster wrote: If I have a steel beam installed in a loft space, for suspending ceiling joists from, does this require fire protection. Is the plasterboard ceiling below it protection enough? Location is single storey kitchen extension loft. Don't think they require fire protection - none of mine have. And the BCO was creeping round plenty when I had the job done.;-) -- *Stable Relationships Are For Horses. * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. A beam supporting the roof only doesn't need fire protecting (exception some portal frames). See Approved Document B Section 8 paragraph 8.4 Exclusions from the provisions for elements of structure 8.4 The following are excluded from the definition of element of structure for the purposes of these provisions: a. structure that only supports a roof, unless: i. the roof performs the function of a floor, such as for parking vehicles, or as a means of escape (see Sections 2 - 6), or ii. the structure is essential for the stability of an external wall which needs to have fire resistance; b. the lowest floor of the building; c. a platform floor; and d. a loading gallery, fly gallery, stage grid, lighting bridge, or any gallery provided for similar purposes or for maintenance and repair (see definition of "Element of structure" in Appendix E). IanC |
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