Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Provision of cavity barriers. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 5: Internal fire spread – dwellinghouses, 1 (5.18). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 54. ISBN 9781859469156
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Cavity barriers should be provided at all of the following locations.
a. At the edges of cavities, including around openings (such as windows, doors and exit/entry points for services).
b. At the junction between an external cavity wall and every compartment floor and compartment wall.
c. At the junction between an internal cavity wall and every compartment floor, compartment wall or other wall or door assembly forming a fire resisting barrier.
This does not apply where a wall meets the conditions of Diagram 5.3.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | junction, cavity barrier, barrier, cavity, compartment wall or floor, compartment wall, compartment wall or floor, fire compartment, internal wall, accessible threshold |
| Subjects: | Section 05: Internal fire spread – dwellinghouses B3: Internal fire spread (structure) Building standards |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2020 06:06 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2022 21:02 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/485 |
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