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Handbook and Subscription Service

Handbook order form
2007/8 Handbook subscription order form
Changes in third edition - April 2007
Changes to third edition - August 2007
Changes to third edition - March 2008

Plot Registration

Plot Registration Application Form
Amendment/Cancellation Form
Specimen Compliance Certificate
Specimen Purchase Statement

New Robust Details

RDL Annual Reviews

Annual review - 2006/7
Annual review - 2005/6
Annual review - 2004/5

Checklist - Separating Walls/Masonry

E-WM-1 Masonry / dense aggregate blockwork (wet plaster)
E-WM-2 Masonry / lightweight aggregate blockwork (wet plaster)
E-WM-3 Masonry / dense aggregate blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-4 Masonry / lightweight aggregate blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-5 Masonry / Besblock 'Star Performer' cellular blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-6 Masonry / aircrete blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-7 Not Currently Available
E-WM-8 Masonry / lightweight aggregate blockwork Saint Gobain-Isover RD35 (gypsum-based board)
E-WM-9 Masonry / Solid dense aggregate blockwork separating wall with render and gypsum-based board
E-WM-10 Masonry / aircrete thin joint blockwork with named wall ties (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-11 Masonry / lightweight aggregate blockwork (render and gypsum-based board) with 100mm minimum cavity
E-WM-12 Masonry / Plasmor 'Aglite Ultima' lightweight aggregate blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-13 Masonry / aircrete thin joint - untied blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)

Checklist - Separating Walls/Timber

E-WT-1 Timber Frame / without sheathing board
E-WT-2 Timber Frame / with sheathing board

Checklist - Separating Walls/Steel

E-WS-1 Steel frame / twin metal frames
E-WS-2 Steel frame / British Gypsum GypWall QUIET IWL
E-WS-3 Steel frame / modular build twin metal frame for light-weight steel frame modular housing

Checklist - Separating Floors/Concrete

E-FC-1 / precast concrete plank with directly applied screed and floating floor treatment
E-FC-2 / In-situ concrete slab and floating floor treatment
E-FC-3 / Precast concrete plank and floating floor screed
E-FC-4 / Precast concrete plank and Thermal Economics IsoRubber system and floating screed
E-FC-5 / Precast concrete plank and Yelofon HD10+ system and floating screed
E-FC-6 / Beam and block with concrete topping Regupol E48 system and floating screed
E-FC-7 / Beam and block with concrete topping and floating floor treatment

Checklist - Separating Floors/Timber

E-FT-1 / Timber I-joists
E-FT-2 / Timber solid joists
E-FT-3 / MiTek Posi-Joist, Prestoplan PresWeb or WOLF easi-joist metal web timber joist

Checklist - Separating Floors/Steel-concrete composite

E-FS-1 / Steel-concrete composite