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News Release from: Chiltern Dynamics | Subject: Guidance on heritage refurbishment
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Team on 02 April 2007
Chiltern Fire guidance on heritage
refurbishment
Chiltern International Fire free technical information sheet aimed at contractors, architects, specifiers and facilities managers, particularly of heritage properties.
Leading authority Chiltern International Fire will publish a free technical information sheet aimed at contractors, architects, specifiers and facilities managers, particularly of heritage properties Fire Door Assessments and Site Surveys explains why timber fire doors in heritage properties might require special attention and provides an insight into how to overcome the problems which can arise from the refurbishment process
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Copies of the information sheet will be available on Chiltern Fire's Stand D8 at the Museums and Heritage Show, Earls Court, London on 9th and 10th May 2007.
Fire doors can be a limiting factor when designing a prestige project, renovating historical premises or changing the use of an existing building,' says Chiltern Fire Engineer Peter Barker, who will talk on Fire Protection at the show on 10th May at 10.30am in Brompton Hall.
The challenges designers might face can include:.
* Request for an unusual finish or design.
* Non-standard size of door required.
* Trying to match existing door designs, especially in older properties.
* Heritage requirement for existing doors to be retained.
A site survey will help to ascertain whether the doors in question can be upgraded to the required fire rating, or whether they ought to be replaced.
A survey may not even be necessary, if for example the leaf thickness is insufficient for an upgrade to be possible.
Site surveys are carried out and where possible/appropriate remedial works are suggested for each individual door in question.
If the door proves unsuitable for upgrading, its design may be copied and, through assessment, a specification for a fire-rated replica produced.
Assessments are accepted as proof of fire resisting performance under Approved Document B of the Building Regulations.
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