What insulation are they using to replace the flammable ones they are removing on high rise flats after Grenfell?
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Yes but they contained polyethylene insulation which is highly flammable, much like Celotex, Kingspan etc. Hence no longer permitted above certain heights.
No I was saying they are highly flammable, like polyethylene.
Yeah, the flammable panels were permitted but not for the height of the building.
The reasoning seems to be that less tall buildings can be controlled by a fireman with a hose in the event of a fire. Grenfell was too tall for ground based hoses.
Days after the horrific event, I jumped on to the Hammersmith and City line. I noticed a woman doing the sign of the cross as we approached Grenfell, at the time, it didn't dawn on me that we would be passing about 70 metres away from the block.
The building currently has scaffolding wrapped with tarps saying "we love Grenfell". I am guessing that it is the insurance company that has erected the scaffolding- they evidently didn't care about the residents until a claim was submitted.
Personally, I think leaving the burned out shell (without coverings) might be beneficial. It will serve as a reminder that building control and corporate greed is far from perfect.
Throw in the fire brigade too.
Well there was an industrial accident quite a few years ago when the US army spilt some rocket fuel oxidiser from a railway transporter, it set fire to the concrete to a depth of about a metre, so nothing is absolutely fireproof!
Foamglas.
And (useful in a house but perhaps not for external cladding ) mineral wool.
I use the pink fire grade expanding foam, but more for draught and smoke sealing of gaps than for insulation. It chars but does not burn. I don't know what it's made of.
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I've seen metal (plastic coated galvanised steel), phenolic plastics (which are relatively fire proof) and cement fibreboard used for cladding with insulations such as mineral wool and Kooltherm (phenolic PIR insulation). Cement fibre board is also a sound and heat insulator (but is heavy in thicknesses of 12mm and above)
Pink AFFF foam is no longer permitted for most insulation work as it apparently breaks-down over time and loses its' fire retardant properties. The current stuff is actually blue and rated for 60 minutes, although not many places I know permit it
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