Guidelines regarding. protection against fire during installation
The requirements of the fire authorities differ from country to country. Therefore, please refer to the national building regulations.
In general, the requirements for installation are tightened in height and for installation in residential apartments.
FOR DENMARK APPLIES:
For 2-storey homes, there are requirements for class 2 cladding – for homes where the floor does not exceed 5 m above ground – which applies to the vast majority of private family homes.
Class 2 cladding must, for a certain period of time, set at 10 minutes, be able to protect combustible material behind the cladding and prevent the occurrence of fire in the cavities that may also occur behind it.
MDF in 12 mm meets the requirements for Class 2 cladding. At ATTICCO, we use 15 mm MDF, which is why the requirement is also met. But ATTICCO also has a 3 mm HDF plate (masonite) that finishes the sloping surface of the furniture. This plate does not meet the Class 2 requirement.
If the furniture is a cupboard or drawer unit, it has a 15 mm MDF surface in the front as a door or drawer front – but it is uncertain whether the fire authorities will think it is satisfactory in terms of fire safety.
You can therefore choose to mount an mdf board at least 12 mm or a 10 mm gypsum board over the hdf board and thereby ensure a full fulfillment of the class 2 requirement.
Another option is to maintain the existing “fire wall” of the home by moving it backwards in the room where the furniture is built in. Hereby the furniture will function as a free-standing piece of furniture.
In conclusion, it must be repeated that ATTICCO, as a built-in piece of furniture, presupposes that there is a warm, insulated rear wall behind the piece of furniture. This back wall will typically live up to the fire requirements.
