Hello,
I've got a few gaps in the ceiling between the airing cupboard and loft where the various wires and pipes enter. What's the best thing to fill these gaps with? Do I need to use a fire / flame retardant silicone or will any silicone or plaster do?
Thanks.
Why flame retardent - you're not lighting fires in the airing cupboard, are you?
I would have thought that suitably sized bits of foam jammed in the gaps would have been easier to apply than trying to get a sealant gun in the right place.
You probably don't need to fill the holes as such
All that I did was to cover the holes from above
I think that I just used a sheet of kitchen foil with slits to fit around pipes and cables
Then dump the loft insulation on top
Tony
Thanks for the reassurance. I wasn't sure whether there was a requirement for fire retardency between floors. If not, when is it used?
Thanks.
Integral garages.
On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:26:31 GMT, a particular chimpanzee, Fred randomly hit the keyboard and produced:
Well, there is, but within a storey dwelling it's usually satisfied by making sure that there are no gaps between floors. Unless there is a floor over your airing cupboard, there's no requirement to fire-stop anything going into the roof space.
In message , Hugo Nebula writes
Does help keep the cluster flies in the loft, though:-)
regards
Spandy-foam?
(I don't know if it ought to be fire-retardant)
Pete
You too, huh?
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