For Lissett Homes, a manufacturer of premium park homes and lodges, one customer’s request to use a different style of cladding had ramifications beyond the aesthetic appearance of the building. Minimum heights and distances are a key feature of fire safety regulations, and it is no different for park homes and lodges.
“The Caravan Act requires a six-metre gap between buildings,” said Chris Close, Design Director at Lissett Homes. “It can be possible to build closer than that, but it depends on the fire classification of the products used in the build-up.”
For the new ‘Bainland’ homes, the customer requested a type of vertical cladding, treated with linseed oil, which only achieves Class 4 when tested to the same standard. That meant looking at incorporating a fire-rated vapour permeable membrane behind the cladding. “I’ve worked with A. Proctor Group for seven or eight years,” said Chris, “so they were our first port of call and together we found the right solution.”
In wanting peace of mind that the new specification could offer the right level of fire safety performance, Lissett Homes benefitted from A. Proctor Group’s high level of technical support.
That support started with a recommendation to use Fireshield®, a vapour permeable membrane offering Class B-s1,d0 reaction to fire when classified in accordance with BS EN 13501-1:2002 Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests.
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