I have a 3 storey house (might be relevant) with an internal soil stack that vents in the loft.
I am in the process of doing some work in my bathroom on the 3rd floor. The pipe is boxed in the corner of the bathroom, currently with 2x 15mm plasterboard covering it, but the pipe does not have any insulation or lagging wrapped around it.i was surprised by this as I thought the pipe was supposed to be lagged.
I then read this Nhbc info:
SOIL AND WASTE SYSTEMS
8.1 - S8
(c) sound insulation of pipes
Insulation should be provided to all soil pipes passing through dwellings.
This info replaced the word AND with the word OR in my understanding.
I would like to reduce the 2x 15mm plasterboard boxing to 1x 12.5mm plasterboard.
Am I correct in saying I can do this if I wrap the pipe in insulation, Rockwood or similar.
Many thanks.
I am in the process of doing some work in my bathroom on the 3rd floor. The pipe is boxed in the corner of the bathroom, currently with 2x 15mm plasterboard covering it, but the pipe does not have any insulation or lagging wrapped around it.i was surprised by this as I thought the pipe was supposed to be lagged.
I then read this Nhbc info:
SOIL AND WASTE SYSTEMS
8.1 - S8
(c) sound insulation of pipes
Insulation should be provided to all soil pipes passing through dwellings.
This info replaced the word AND with the word OR in my understanding.
I would like to reduce the 2x 15mm plasterboard boxing to 1x 12.5mm plasterboard.
Am I correct in saying I can do this if I wrap the pipe in insulation, Rockwood or similar.
Many thanks.