Can I put pipes through a stud wall with fireboard on?

RRRRRR · 21 Sep 2010

Hi- converting garage into utility room and bigger kitchen with stud wall. Utility room side must be fireboarded, including boxing in cooker hood extraction pipe. All fine and good...... But can I push a hot and cold 15mm pipe through the fireboard from the other side, or does this constitute a breach of the fireboard. If I can do this, do I need to seal any gap with intumescent filler?

Thanks for any help.

jeds · 21 Sep 2010

Yes you can do it and yes you need fire collars on the pipes.

^woody^ · 21 Sep 2010

Why do you need extra fire precautions and intumescent materail for a utility room - there is no longer a garage is there?

RRRRRR · 21 Sep 2010

Thanks for this reply, very useful, but can you please tell me what a 15mm fire collar looks like/ where I buy it? Is it a 'Screwfix' type thing? Thanks.

Thanks to answer two as well, but fire regs. (building control) state this requirement.

freddiemercurystwin · 22 Sep 2010

Would have thought a bit of intumescent sealant would keep BC happy eg http://guide.rockwool.co.uk/media/87757/acoustic intumescent sealant_sec.pdf

^woody^ · 22 Sep 2010

So we will have a nice fireproof wall, nicely sealed and which will last an hour or so in a fire ..... and a door which will last 60 seconds?

RRRRRR · 22 Sep 2010

Methinks you haven't gone down this path before. Your thoughts are similar to mine a while back. The door you have to fit is a fire door.

jeds · 22 Sep 2010

http://www.fireus.co.uk/sleeves.html

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