Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Loft conversions. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 2: Means of escape - dwellinghouses, 1 (2.23). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 18. ISBN 9781859469156
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An alternative approach to that described in paragraph 2.21 would be to comply with all of the following.
a. Provide sprinkler protection to the open-plan areas.
b. Provide a fire resisting partition (minimum REI 30) and door (minimum E 20) to separate the ground storey from the upper storeys. The door should allow occupants of the loft room access to a first storey escape window.
c. Separate cooking facilities from the open-plan area with fire resisting construction (minimum REI 30).
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | access room, storey, should, fire resisting (Fire resistance), fire resistance, window |
| Subjects: | Section 02: Means of escape – dwellinghouses Building standards |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2020 21:08 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2022 21:02 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/153 |
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