Hello again,
We're contemplating converting our loft space to a third bedroom. As I understand it, in the course of such a conversion current regs require that all doors and partitions on the first and ground floors need 30 minutes of fire protection. It's a small house so the first floor landing doesn't really have any walls, it's all doors to rooms or cupboards.
Is it safe to assume that what little stud wall there is conforms to any necessary fire resistant regulation? The house is of early 1950s construction. Is there a measured area I can have that doesn't have to be fireproofed? Can I fireproof a stud wall without pulling it down?
Do the fire doors need to be self closing?
Does 'all rooms' mean fire doors for storage cupboards as well?
In terms of fire protection between the first and loft floors, is it easiest/cheapest to protect the entire floor area, including that area of the eaves behind the new stud walls, to avoid cavity barriers etc? Or am I only required to protect the area above the first floor landing?
Thanks a lot for any advice!
We're contemplating converting our loft space to a third bedroom. As I understand it, in the course of such a conversion current regs require that all doors and partitions on the first and ground floors need 30 minutes of fire protection. It's a small house so the first floor landing doesn't really have any walls, it's all doors to rooms or cupboards.
Is it safe to assume that what little stud wall there is conforms to any necessary fire resistant regulation? The house is of early 1950s construction. Is there a measured area I can have that doesn't have to be fireproofed? Can I fireproof a stud wall without pulling it down?
Do the fire doors need to be self closing?
Does 'all rooms' mean fire doors for storage cupboards as well?
In terms of fire protection between the first and loft floors, is it easiest/cheapest to protect the entire floor area, including that area of the eaves behind the new stud walls, to avoid cavity barriers etc? Or am I only required to protect the area above the first floor landing?
Thanks a lot for any advice!