RE: Fire Protection Hoods?

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It really depends on the location in the building and the overall design
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the building...

I have had to use 15mm fire rated (pink) plasterboard between my first
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r and loft room because I would like to use the loft as a habitable room
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the future. Currently the Local Planning authority won't give me planning =
permission for this (different to Building regulations compliance).

If I make holes in this I need to have fire rated hoods or fittings to
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tain the fire proof integrity. Other ceilings which are not fire rated,
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se below a 300mm concrete floor, do not need this level of fire proofing...

As I said each situation is different...

HTH

Nigel
http://photos.corbenic.co.uk

PS My plasterer has just turned up this morning a day early after the
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tmas break and I need to get some more rooms ready for him, no peace for
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e wicked....

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 04 January 2006 08:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Fire Protection Hoods?

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>>No - next question....



LOL, short and sweet like my question ;-)


>>Hoods are generally required to comply with part E (Noise
Attenuation) of
>>the Building Regs - you dont need to worry about it.

Hmmm interesting. A guy I know has decided to have a home cinema install
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ne by a hi-fi company and they have bolted nearly =A3600 to the quote for
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ire protection hoods above speakers and dowlightes in the cinema room to
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nd I quote) "Comply with building regulations". The house nor
room is anyth=
ing special just a modern new build.

Rob




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