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RDL Annual Reviews
Annual review - 2010
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Checklists - 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 - Dense 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-8 - MASONRY - Lightweight aggregate blockwork - Saint-Gobain Isover RD35 (gypsum-based board)
E-WM-9 - MASONRY - Solid dense aggregate blockwork (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-10 - MASONRY - Thin-joint aircrete blockwork – (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-11 - MASONRY - Lightweight aggregate blockwork – (render and gypsum-based board) with 100mm (min) cavity
E-WM-12 - MASONRY - Plasmor "Aglite Ultima” lightweight aggregate blockwork - (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-13 - MASONRY - Untied thin-joint aircrete blockwork - (render and gypsum-based board)
E-WM-14 - MASONRY - Lightweight aggregate blockwork - Saint-Gobain Isover RD35 (gypsum-based board) with 100mm (min) cavity
E-WM-15 - MASONRY - Aircrete blockwork - Saint-Gobain Isover RD35 (gypsum-based board)
E-WM-16 - SEPARATING WALL - CAVITY MASONRY - Dense aggregate blockwork - (render and gypsum-based board) - with 100mm (min) cavity
E-WM-17 - MASONRY - lightweight aggregate blockwork Saint-Gobain Isover RD Party Wall Roll or Round the House Roll (gypsum-based board)
E-WM-18 - SEPARATING WALL - CAVITY MASONRY - Dense aggregate blockwork - (wet plaster) with 100mm (min) cavity
E-WM-19 - MASONRY – Dense or lightweight aggregate blockwork (render and gypsum-based board) with 100mm minimum cavity and MONARFLOOR® BRIDGESTOP® system
E-WM-20 - MASONRY - lightweight aggregate blockwork Saint-Gobain Isover RD Party Wall Roll or Round the House Roll (gypsum-based board) with 100mm minimum cavity
E-WM-21 - SEPARATING WALL - CAVITY MASONRY - lightweight aggregate blockwork - (wet plaster) with 100mm (min) cavity
Checklists - Separating Walls/Timber
E-WT-1 - TIMBER - Timber frame cavity wall without sheathing board
E-WT-2 - TIMBER - Timber frame cavity wall with sheathing board
E-WT-3 - TIMBER - ElecoFrame prefabricated panels
E-WT-4 - TIMBER – Excel Industries Warmcell 500 insulation - with sheathing board
Checklists - Separating Walls/Steel
E-WS-1 - Steel - Twin metal frames
E-WS-2 - STEEL - British Gypsum GypWall QUIET IWL
E-WS-3 - STEEL - Modular steel frame housing
E-WS-4 - Steel - Twin metal frames (min. 250mm between linings)
Checklists - Separating Floors/Concrete
E-FC-1 - CONCRETE - Precast concrete plank with screed and floating floor treatment
E-FC-2 - CONCRETE - In-situ concrete slab and floating floor treatment
E-FC-4 - CONCRETE - Precast concrete plank with screed laid on IsoRubber resilient layer
E-FC-5 - CONCRETE - Precast concrete plank and Cellecta Yelofon HD10+ system and floating screed
E-FC-6 - CONCRETE - Beam and block with concrete topping Regupol E48 system and floating screed (CM)
E-FC-7 - CONCRETE - Beam and block with concrete topping and floating floor treatment
E-FC-8 - CONCRETE - precast concrete plank with floating screed and bonded resilient floor covering
E-FC-9 - CONCRETE - precast concrete plank with directly applied screed and Thermal Economics IsoRubber top bonded resilient floor covering
E-FC-10 - CONCRETE - in-situ concrete slab with Thermal Economics IsoRubber top bonded resilient floor covering
E-FC-11 - SEPARATING FLOOR - CONCRETE - Precast concrete plank with screed laid on Icopal-MONARFLOOR® TRANQUILT® resilient layer
E-FC-12 - SEPARATING FLOOR - CONCRETE - Precast concrete plank and Thermal Economics IsoRubber Base HP3 system and floating screed
E-FC-13 - SEPARATING FLOOR - CONCRETE - Precast concrete plank and InstaCoustic InstaLay 65 system and floating screed
Checklists - Separating Floors/Timber
E-FT-1 - TIMBER - I joists
E-FT-2 - Timber - solid joists
E-FT-3 - TIMBER - metal web joists
E-FT-4 - TIMBER - Finnforest SoundBar timber joist floor with screed finish
E-FT-5 - SEPARATING FLOOR - TIMBER - Cellecta ScreedBoard 28® system on timber I-joists
E-FT-6 - SEPARATING FLOOR - TIMBER - Cellecta ScreedBoard 28® system on metal web joists
Checklists - Separating Floors/Steel-concrete composite
E-FS-1 - Steel-concrete composite
E-FS-2 - STEEL - UltraBEAM metal joists and floating floor treatment
