Fire Performance
The performance of the AIM fire protection range has been tested to BS 476 part 20 and assessed by Warrington Fire Research Centre. The AIM Party Wall Fire Closer will provide a fire rating of 1 hour, provided that the bearing width of the closer on each side of a cavity party wall is at least 100mm.
AIM mineral wool products are non combustible to BS 476 part 4, rated Class 1 Surface Spread of Flame to BS 476 part 7 and comply with the performance requirements of Class O of the Building Regulations (does not apply to the DPC).
The DPC conforms to BS6515 (1984).
Acoustics
AIM Party Wall Fire Closer may be used to prevent the passage of flanking sound through masonry cavities.
It complies with Approved Document E 2003 to the Building Regulations and with the requirements of Robust Details.
Installation
The AIM Party Wall Fire Closer should be installed in the external cavity wall with an equal overlap to either side of the party wall cavity. For 1 hour fire rating, the bearing on either side must be at least 100mm.
The Fire Closer should be fitted with the DPC overlap at the bottom. At the top of the Party Wall Fire Closers, the DPC should be extended to the inner leaf of the wall to form a cavity tray or sealed to the underside of the lintel.
