Fire in the hole!

By Steve Menary Steve Menary 2006-05-03T00:00:00

Hot property: BRE tested Alsecco’s render system with special fire-resistant board and found that after the flames had died down the render was still intact.

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In this month's fire special cm hears about the new fire safety order, the costliest mistakes to avoid and hears from an ex-fireman (page 54). But we kick off with a look at how cavities in rendered apartment buildings, prescribed by the national house building council, could be a fire ...

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