Flammable cladding

[Mottie]

I’ve seen more brick houses go up in flames than timber framed ones. Perhaps we should all move back into caves?

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Like the spark who argued with me that the recessed lights in the lounge were not fire rated and could spread fire to upstairs.

I took him into the hall and showed him the gaping hole in the ceiling where the staircase was.
He didn't get it.

Or the surveyor telling me that a consumer unit mounted on a timber board was a huge fire risk.

Didn't like to mention to him all the joists and floorboards in the place....

Rules. For the guidance of wise men..........................................

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I would never buy one, seen them go up near me- timber frame with 1 skin of brick from what I could see.

Looking at some places in France. Timber houses often come up. Wouldn't touch one. Brick/masonry or nothing.

 

[aveatry]

Dosent your house insurance ask somthing like "is your property built of standard construction" - so what do you say, or are they just looking for prefab concrete.

 

[Brigadier]

Looking at some places in France. Timber houses often come up. Wouldn't touch one. Brick/masonry or nothing.

Then fill it with flammable carpets, fittings, furnishings, clothing,.............................

 

[aveatry]

Then fill it with flammable carpets, fittings, furnishings, clothing,.............................

Do France not have combustible furniture laws like we have in the uk

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Then fill it with flammable carpets, fittings, furnishings, clothing,.............................

The combustability isn't my main concern - though it is a factor. Main thing is investing money in bricks and mortar feels a better bet than something made entirely of wood that, unless done very well, can often look like a glorified shed. Bricks feel more permanent.

Also French homes are mostly tiled throughout, not carpeted - which is one major element less to burn.

 

[Brigadier]

Do France not have combustible furniture laws like we have in the uk

I have:

- a timber dining table and chairs
- a timber tv cabinet and bookcase
- a timber bed frame
- a timber desk, at which I am currently typing this post
- a leather sofa, the frame of which is timber

Not to mention the timber doors throughout, timber stairs, bannisters, newel posts..............

.....kitchen cupboards and worktops...........


Do you eat cold baked beans straight from a can, while sitting on a plastic milk crate?

 

[aveatry]

I have:

- a timber dining table and chairs
- a timber tv cabinet and bookcase
- a timber bed frame
- a timber desk, at which I am currently typing this post
- a leather sofa, the frame of which is timber

Not to mention the timber doors throughout, timber stairs, bannisters, newel posts..............

.....kitchen cupboards and worktops...........


Do you eat cold baked beans straight from a can, while sitting on a plastic milk crate?

I was thinking more about soft furnishings - charity shops will not touch anything without the correct label.

 

[aveatry]

Do you eat cold baked beans straight from a can, while sitting on a plastic milk crate?

I do but its an old metal milk crate as the plastic one is not fireproof.

 

[Brigadier]

I was thinking more about soft furnishings

I was thinking more about things that burn.

Then fill it with flammable carpets, fittings, furnishings, clothing,.............................

 

[JohnD]

I haven't seen furnishings cause entire tower blocks or terraces of houses to be quickly engulfed in flames.

Flammable cladding, however....

 

[gas112]

plastic cladding and timber framed houses burn quickly fekme what a revelation i wonder why no one has thought of that since they were built decades ago.
Anyone living in a BISF house knows all about the dangers with those if they catch fire go up in minutes

 

[blup]

Don't be silly John. The Council is responsible for building control you know.

They can't be expected to do anything more than look at the test results that the manufacturers produce and sometimes fake. Public sector bodies like fire and rescue and BC are an easy target for the inquiry.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

There's a whole string of people that should be

From those that produce it, sold it to those that fitted it and approved it.

I think it's a bit harsh on the unskilled worker's that more than likely fitted the stuff. Blame needs to go to the management that hired them and above. And those who sold it.