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New internal wall construction. What materials (fire proofing needed)?

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Tansie · 20/07/2012 09:17

We're planning on diving a garage in two so we can leave the external door in place and use that area as a general dumping ground store.

The other half will be a study. The garage is part of the house so double skinned walls etc, concrete floor.

We need to get a wall built across which apparently has to have 30 minutes fire proofness (and have some thermal insulation properties, I guess).

I can't make sense of the Planning Portal! What should this wall be built of? The PP seems to think 2 layers of plasterboard is sufficient, but I guess that doesn't apply to a wall that will effectively be the back wall of a cold garage, so- concrete blocks (internally clad with battens, insulation and plasterboard)? I know that'll need proper foundations, too!

Bit obscure, I know, but if anyone has any ideas, I can move forward with the feasibility study I'm doing!

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Tansie · 20/07/2012 12:39

Anyone? Sorry it's a bit obscure!

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Tansie · 21/07/2012 10:31

One more shameless bump in case anyone is a builder or has an OH who is??

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tony1066 · 21/07/2012 13:57

Best advice to go into a builder's merchant and present the problem and am sure they will come up with something....Regards

tony1066 · 21/07/2012 14:04

Just remember a website: www.localsurveyoruk.co.uk. Try them

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