Earth bond conservatory steel base ?

[jjpearce05]

Just building a new conservatory. The base is a steel base - http://www.eze-conservatory.co.uk/steel-base.html

The base will be covered with chipboard flooring and the sides covered with concrete board aprons.

Will the base need earth bonding ?

Thanks

 

[jjpearce05]

anyone ?

 

[Adam_151]

When the conservatory is fully built, is the steel accesable to touch? and what is it in contact with? brickwork?, the ground?

 

[jjpearce05]

The base will not be accessible to touch once construction is complete. The steel base sits on concrete pads/pillars. Chipboard flooring will be screwed over the steel base to form the floor.

 

[Adam_151]

Do the screws in the chipboard floor go into the steel? or do does the steel support woodern joists that the chipbaord is screwed to?

 

[jjpearce05]

the screws go into the steel to hold the chipboard down, but could in theory be covered with wood filler

 

[Adam_151]

I'm very much leaning towards the structeral steelwork being an E-C-P and needing bonding, I'm not sure I'm actually that happy about the filler stopping it being an E-C-P. Also gut feeling says to bond it, incase of cable damage etc.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Seconded.

 

[securespark]

Thirded. (Is that right? )