Fire-proofing a cupboard door?? Hi can anybody PLEASE help me beside this. I have done...
Hi can anybody PLEASE help me beside this. I have done an extension to my loft and I want to get the prerequisite certification for the work I hold done in writ to sell my house. However I be told that I need to gain Fire-proofing for the two new cupboard doors contained by the loft that I put in. Can anybody notify me what this means exactly and what fabric I need to buy contained by order to seize this done. Thank you in credit
Answers: There are a number of ways of doing this - the easiest is to screw plasterboard (a partially inch layer should be sufficient) to the inside of the door, depending on what rating have been specified. Other option are intumescent film or paint but these are to some extent more expensive. If they are regular doors you could change them for flush fire doors which are rate - although the size of the door stops also becomes relevant.
Check this knit (I am guessing you are in the UK) which should endow with you what you need to know and more besides and delight even the most tenacious Newham Building Control Officer. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads...
If you cannot fit FD30 doors, then the paint method or plasterboard, as previously mentioned should suffice. The trouble near plasterboard is that it deteriorates. A better material is a product call "Asbestolux" (Does NOT contain asbestos!), it is more expensive but the integrity of the construction will last.