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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: stewbow on February 13, 2008, 05:12:03 PM

Title: Flat with a masonette above
Post by: stewbow on February 13, 2008, 05:12:03 PM

A building consists of a ground floor Flat with a masonette above.
They have seperate entrances.
There is a Grade D system in the ground floor flat and it was proposed that a similar system be installed in the masonette.
My question is, Is there any requirement for interlinking the systems, ie connecting the ground floor flat up with the masonette?

Title: Flat with a masonette above
Post by: kurnal on February 13, 2008, 05:33:48 PM

Not usually if there is fire resisting separation to a one hour standard between them- concrete floor ?

Title: Flat with a masonette above
Post by: stewbow on February 13, 2008, 05:38:56 PM

Assuming that the seperation is only half hour, would they need to be interconnected?

Title: Flat with a masonette above
Post by: nearlythere on February 13, 2008, 05:41:23 PM

Quote from: stewbow

Assuming that the seperation is only half hour, would they need to be interconnected?

If it is not 1hr then it is not "Seperated"
If 1/2 then yes