If only you could make more people see that - think of the money they would save by not putting insulation in their lofts, something which is obviously a complete waste, as no heat can get through plasterboard or thin layers of glass or metal.
better still do away with the hideous things and fit a proper bathroom light
I got what I got - downlighters (not room sealed type)! I want to make sure that I've not got a significant fire hazard and that I'm not going to rot my roof timbers.
Seems to me I need to enclose them - but don't know what to use.
If I can't use normal plasterboard, can anyone suggest an alternative?
Actually the makers do... 'Within national Building Regulations, plasterboard is
designated a ‘material of limited combustibility’. As a result of the performance achieved when tested to BS 476: Part 6: 1989 and BS 476: Part 7: 1997'
To become non combustible as specified you'd need something like 'Gyproc MultiBoard and Glasroc FireCase S are paperless, glass reinforced gypsum boards, which are designated as ‘non-combustible’ when tested to BS 476: Part 4: 1970 (1984)'.
From some of the things I've read here I would have thought you'd approve of following things precisely to the letter BAS
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