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Fire-stopping materials for compartment penetrations
4.48NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Acceptable fire-stopping materials are: (i) cement mortar; (ii) gypsum based plaster; (iii) cement or gypsum based vermiculite/perlite mixes; (iv) glass fibre, crushed rock, blast furnace slag or cera
fire-safetycompartment-separationFlues and heating appliance ventilation ducts penetrating compartment walls and floors
4.48NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Where a flue, a duct containing more than one flue, or an appliance ventilation duct – (a) passes through a compartment floor or compartment wall; or (b) is built into a compartment wall, the walls en
fire-safetymeans-of-escapecompartment-separationdwellingnon-domesticEnclosure requirements for pipes and ducts
4.48 Note 1NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The enclosure should – (a) be bounded by a compartment wall or floor, an outside wall, an intermediate floor or a casing; (b) have internal surfaces (except framing members) of Class 0 (National class
fire-safetycompartment-separationdrainageCasing specification for compartment penetrations
4.48 Note 2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The casing should – (a) be imperforate except for an opening for a pipe or an access panel; (b) not be of sheet metal; and (c) have (including any access panel) not less than 30 minutes fire resistanc
fire-safetycompartment-separationFire-stopping around pipe openings
4.48 Note 3NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The opening for a pipe, either in the structure or the casing, should be as small as possible and fire-stopped around the pipe.
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