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    Paramount wallboard vs stud partion in a fire situation.

    Thanks for the reply. Hmm, not particularly cost-effective when it comes to tarting up voids on an old '50s estate, especially as they are more focused on their new builds. Not sure what you mean. The original kitchen door was heavy and solid and it had a recessed spring and chain type closer...
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    Paramount wallboard vs stud partion in a fire situation.

    To add to this, I have my own ground level entrance (no shared stairwell) - should my kitchen have a fire door as it currently only has a hollow plywood type but the kitchen does have a heat detector and there are smoke detectors throughout.
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    Paramount wallboard vs stud partion in a fire situation.

    I rent a two-floor maisonette in a two-level block belonging to a social landlord. Party walls are cinder block but all internal partitions are Paramount wallboard except for the one that forms the internal stairwell. When a property becomes void, the landlord sends in contractors to replace...
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    What do you call a tradesman that...

    Nope, he's just a lowly housing association employee - but a terrific guy -give me access to the old launderette so I could take some snaps.
  5. GlassDangerToKids

    GlassDangerToKids

    The kids use the lockup doors under the abandoned launderette as goalposts.
  6. My Social Housing Estate

    My Social Housing Estate

    My Social Housing Estate
  7. fade2gray

    What do you call a tradesman that...

    Yeah, but no - not the one, definitely had more letters, in my mind anyway :unsure:
  8. fade2gray

    What do you call a tradesman that...

    Landlord's using at as a storage facility, not that they don't have plenty of other storage areas around the estate - the launderette could be put to better use for the community. GlassDangerToKids by fade2gray posted 29 Jun 2019 at 4:52 PM
  9. fade2gray

    What do you call a tradesman that...

    Yeah, but no - not the one, definitely had more letters, in my mind anyway :unsure:
  10. fade2gray

    What do you call a tradesman that...

    ... responds to emergency repairs? I was chatting to the guy who was boarding up a broken window in the abandoned launderette on my social housing estate. He used an adjective to describe himself that would imply that he only responds to emergency repairs and callouts - but I can't remember...
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