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2. robustdetails Part E Robust Details Contents Introduction Hints & Tips Follow the Published Details Frequently asked questions

3. robustdetails Part E Robust Details Introduction Robust Details Technical Team Phil RogersSimon BloodworthColin Potter

4. robustdetails Separating wall or floor design assessed and approved by RDL Capable of consistently exceeding ADE performance standards Practical to construct on site Reasonably tolerant to workmanship Can be used as an alternative to PCT to comply with Requirement E1 Part E Robust Details Introduction What is a Part E robust detail?

5. robustdetails Part E Robust Details Introduction What is required to build a Robust Detail? 3rd Edition

6. robustdetails Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips Keep your Handbook up to date Since the first edition was published in May 2004 we have updated the Handbook times Handbooks purchased during the subscription year receive complimentary subscription for remaining period All subscribers receive new robust details when they are published six

7. robustdetails Check the combinations permitted in Table 3 Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips

8. robustdetails Check the combinations permitted in Table 3 Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips E-WM-9 is not for use in Flats or Apartments. It can not be used with any separating floor

9. robustdetails Register part of the development If you can’t register the whole development you may wish to consider which elements could follow the robust details Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips

10. robustdetails What if Robust Details can’t be used? On some sites it may not be possible to adopt RD’s Seek the advice of a suitably qualified acoustic consultant Check your requirements for acoustic testing with the Building Control Body www.association-of- noise-consultants.co.uk www.ukas.org Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips

11. robustdetails Requirement E1 of Building Regulations, England and Wales only - Annex E covers the use of Robust Details Separating wall and floor structures between new, attached dwellings Not suitable for conversions Cannot be used on rooms for residential purposes Register plots before work starts Current Scope of the Scheme Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips

12. robustdetails Circulation Areas Plan View Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips RD Separating Wall External Flanking Wall Internal Flanking Wall

13. robustdetails Flat over Garage (FOG) Section Part E Robust Details Hints & Tips RD Separating Wall Separating Floor

14. robustdetails Deviations from the published details can result in the wall or floor failing acoustically Following the published details FAIL Investigations following failed performance monitoring tests show that the detail had been built incorrectly

15. robustdetails Ground floor junction Cavity masonry separating wall can not be built off continuous slab or raft foundation x Following the published details

16. robustdetails External (flanking) wall junction Following the published details x Separating wall must continue through the inner leaf of flanking wall and cavities maintained x

17. robustdetails Roof junction Following the published details Masonry walls Timber walls

18. robustdetails Wall Ties to separating walls Always ensure that you use wall ties with the appropriate for the separating wall Not all Part E wall ties are ‘Type A’ Following the published details Dynamic Stiffness

19. robustdetails External (flanking) wall junction Ensure correct inner leaf construction to external (flanking) walls is specified Following the published details Inner leaf (min 100mm) dense aggregate concrete block (1850-2300kg/m 3 )

20. robustdetails Screeded Separating floors Ensure floating screeds are isolated from wall, wall linings and skirtings x Following the published details Image produced by Dr Sean Smith, Aldona Gosnell and Lynne Robertson of Napier University

21. robustdetails Following the published details CORRECT IsoRubber installed ready for screed

22. robustdetails Help yourself! Following the published details Meeting all four relevant items on the checklist should help to ensure that the critical flanking details are followed correctly

23. robustdetails Timber separating floor with masonry supporting walls RD timber separating floors are intended for use in timber frame constructions ONLY Cannot be registered for use supported on masonry x Following the published details

24. robustdetails Following the published details Proprietary Floor Products Always ensure that you use the correct products Regupol E48nr Cellecta YELOfon HD10+nr Thermal Economics IsoRubbernr

25. robustdetails Proprietary Wall Products Always ensure that you use the correct products Following the published details Besblock “Star Performer” Isover RD35

26. robustdetails Setting out for timber walls Following the published details 50mm 50mm between studs E-WT-1 50mm PLUS Sheathing 50mm between panels E-WT-2

27. robustdetails THE SCHEME WORKS! Following the published details PASS 97% of constructions subjected to performance monitoring tests achieve the Part E1 requirements 97%

28. robustdetails Yes….. Can we use rigid insulation in Room-in-Roof situations? Frequently asked questions

29. robustdetails And what about the lining requirements? Frequently asked questions

30. robustdetails How do internal partitions connect to concrete floors? Frequently asked questions

31. robustdetails Can cavity insulation be fitted where the separating wall becomes an external element? Frequently asked questions Yes

32. robustdetails Where can we find suppliers of the acoustic systems indicated in the Handbook? Frequently asked questions Proprietary details have supplier details included on the relevant RD Checklist Builders merchants may have contact details Trade bodies, such as Proprietary Acoustic System Manufacturers (PASM), may also be able to help www.pasm.org.uk.

33. robustdetails Are you a builder or architect commonly specifying a form of construction that doesn’t currently appear in the Robust Details Part E Handbook? Or, are you a manufacturer who has a separating wall or floor that has not yet been considered by Robust Details Ltd? If you can answer yes to either of these questions then we would be interested to hear from you. Candidate Robust Details

34. robustdetails Some builders already building to RD+ standards? Candidate Robust Details

35. robustdetails www.robustdetails.com Technical Technical Line 0870 240 8209 technical@robustdetails.com Other Business Line 0870 240 8210 customerservice@robustdetails.com RDL Contact Details Part E Robust Details

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