Stud partition - how thin can it be?

[Andy Burns]

There's an equivalent on sale

[John Rumm]

Building regs approved document B:

"Internal fire spread (linings) B2.-(1) To inhibit the spread of fire within the building, the internal linings shall- (a) adequately resist the spread of flame over their surfaces; and (b) have, if ignited, either a rate of heat release or a rate of fire growth, which is reasonable in the circumstances. (2) In this paragraph ?internal linings? means the materials or products used in lining any partition, wall, ceiling or other internal structure."

[ARW]

Piss easy to work on and add new stuff to if your measurements are correct.

[Andrew]

To stop them fighting, or does it need to be soundproof.

If you were to let out your house to an east european, they would install it for free, and in all the other rooms too :-)

[Vir Campestris]

Does this mean you can no longer have timber panelled walls?

Andy

[tabbypurr]

Could always use intumescent varnish or paint

NT

[John]

Andy Burns [e-mail] wrote in news:hlcan6Falk6U2 @mid.individual.net:

Mine do not have honeycomb. There are scraps of plasterboard used as filling for the sandwich. I am not advocating it - but I did watch the houses being built (1988). I live in one. The outer skin was nailed to a batten on the floor and ceiling. Thin door frames were used.

[Fredxx]

Thanks, as per:

Shame that ISO EN 13501 is not published too.

I'm left wondering if a wooden studded wall would conform to 'D'.

[Fredxx]

Thanks, as per:

But doesn't say what reasonable actually is.

Especially when the alternative is no wall, or a wall with a door fitted.

[Andrew]

Often wondered how those 'build your house for £50K' programs got away with using OSB in place of internal plasterboarding for 'visual effect' ?. How did they get that past the BCO ?.

[Dave Plowman (News]

Makes very little difference to the sound insulation. Thicker plasterboard does.

[John Rumm]

Having just looked at part 1 (there are 6 of them, its not a riveting read!)

D?

[Fredxx]

Grade D - Combustible materials: Medium contribution to fire

[Fredxx]

There are a massive range of rockwool sound insulation products on the market. I'm sure plain old rockwool would be far better than nothing.