Is fire protection required for Catnic Lintel?

[vexation]

From the Catnic website:

Similarly, loadbearing elements must have sufficient fire resistance to prevent premature collapse of the building. This ensures safe evacuation and reduces the risk to the fire service crews tackling the fire. BBA testing will confirm that it meets the standards set out in the Building Regulations.

Catnic has long recognised the value that independent testing and certification such as BBA has for customers. Catnic lintels have consistently been BBA approved since 1974 when its products were first tested by the Agrément Board, later known as the BBA

Does this mean that all Catnic lintels put in over the last 50 years are going to meet BR if no additional fire protection is applied?

I'm reboarding the head of a window reveal in a 40 year old house and having got the old plasterboard down, there's a Catnic above it. The lintel is a long one and I started wondering about fire protection having previously gone through this with BC concerning a steel "I" beam that did have to be fire-boarded. Then I thought about all the houses I've lived in, and AFAIK no window or door openings had any special attention to fire proofing the lintels.

 

[tony1851]

Any structural element (which of course includes beams) in a dwelling must have 30 mins fire protection, except those elements solely supporting a roof (eg purlins).

 

[vexation]

Any structural element (which of course includes beams) in a dwelling must have 30 mins fire protection, except those elements solely supporting a roof (eg purlins).

Are you saying that all dry lined houses will have Gyproc Fireline Board or equivalent in the top of the window reveals? I know two post Y2K houses that don't. They certainly don't double-up on regular Gyproc either.

 

[noseall]

Are you saying that all dry lined houses will have Gyproc Fireline Board or equivalent in the top of the window reveals? I know two post Y2K houses that don't. They certainly don't double-up on regular Gyproc either.

No.

He said all structural elements must have 30 mins fire protection - i.e. 12.5mm plasterboard + skim.

 

[vexation]

No.

He said all structural elements must have 30 mins fire protection - i.e. 12.5mm plasterboard + skim.

Sorry, yes I was thinking about my last run-in with BC where they were insisting on 1 hour protection around steel posts. So all regular lintels covered by a single layer of plasterboard are sorted. Thanks, now the world makes sense again.

 

[tony1851]

Clearly yout last b/c bod needs to re-read the regs.
What do we pay these people for.....?