External Timber Cladding and Fire Risk - guidance to amended Building Regulations
Guidance Note FR5
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Guidance Note
Abstract
Guidance on the appropriate use of timber products as external cladding in the wake of the Grenfell Fire tragedy, highlighting amendments to Approved Documents B, and the treating of timber cladding with flame retardants.
History
Issue 3: July 2022. Supersedes Issue 2: September 2019. Supersedes WPA/FR/1218, issued December 2018.
Subjects
- Building structure
- Coverings and surface finishes
- Cladding/covering
- Materials
- Building control
- Fire control
- Timber external walls
- Building control, England and Wales
- Fire
- Fire resistance
- Legal issues and management
- Walls/masonry/cavity walls
- Timber/joinery
- Special subject areas
Publisher History
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) is a not-for-profit timber trade organisation. The WPA champions and provides advice on industrial wood treatment technologies that enhance the performance of softwood products. Covering: preservative treatments, wood modification and factory applied flame retardant treatments.
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