Essentially cladding that meets standard is approved and therefore approved materials
meet regulation.
the cladding meets the class 0 standard and therefore met the external walls section in the regs.
it didn't however meet the insulation section.
Essentially the surface was fireproof which was what was required to install on external walls of buildings above 18m. however the internals were not fireproof and did not meet regs and therefore should not have been installed.
It's a massive contradiction and that is also why insurers are not willing to pay out to replace as at the time it met the building reg...
Posted By: KetteringRyu on October 9th 2019 at 11:54:53
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- For every Goldsmith St there seems to be a diametrically opposite development (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 9, 09:56:24
- That Boringland one is a prime example of pretty standard housing with a bit of wood (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 10:03:12
- Not to mention all those ones in Elm Hill ;) (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Oct 9, 11:44:59
- Buildings are built to present regulations and signed off by building control (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 9, 10:30:55
- Yeah I guess so and I'm not meaning to be flippant but Grenfell was probably signed off (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 10:41:09
- Grenfell was a horrific and avoidable tragedy (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 9, 11:41:50
- Essentially cladding that meets standard is approved and therefore approved materials (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 9, 11:54:53
- Cheers for the insight. (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 12:52:11
- Essentially cladding that meets standard is approved and therefore approved materials (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 9, 11:54:53
- You’ve probably got shoes or a cat in your walls! (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 9, 10:49:27
- Sadly not found any, even up the chimneys (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 12:51:13
- Grenfell was a horrific and avoidable tragedy (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 9, 11:41:50
- Yeah I guess so and I'm not meaning to be flippant but Grenfell was probably signed off (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 10:41:09
- That Boringland one is a prime example of pretty standard housing with a bit of wood (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 10:03:12
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