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Sorry to hear you had to experience that , its just concerning that it hasn't been made law yet that only A1 and A2 products being the only acceptable standard to be used. Still , sadly i guess money talks to those at the top..

Steamy tea , its more concerning that these untested/combustible products are MASS produced for this purpose of being put into homes.. Roger440 yeah i guess you could be right there aside from the whether building regs would accept it i guess it needs to be treated for ticks etc among many other things. I just like organic materials , reusing things etc. Especially in this throwaway culture

Yeah but obviously combustible products are used internally i.e between stud walls, between roof rafters/joists adhesive applied and out onto solid brickwork etc, so thats fine ? Its noway near as good as using A1 & A2 products but its not illegal ? I have a client wanting to do a temporary refurb on a victorian terrace , so as cheap as possible until the other rooms done and we can then go for sheepswool, lath and plaster. Like i say if i could get my own sheepswool it would save a ton of money and make me some. I just dont want to put it in then find out its not acceptable. Like you said on your previous email i will have to do some research ! Thanks for the swift reply

Yes according to the table there are no provisions of a certified product being used on buildings 11m or lower ?

Hi guys thanks for the replies. It just seems crazy to me as class F euroclass products like polystyrene are still being sold as insulation and they either have failed the tests or NOT been tested. So technically if a product has not been tested what would stop me using something untested I've made myself ? Certainly feeling it this time if year brrrrrrrr

Anyway i mainly do traditional building work, where would i stand in terms of legality in making my own insulation i.e pure sheeps wool with no plastic additives/chemicals as i know lots of farmers or small straw blocks to put between beams etc. Surely this is no different than if i was to use a product that has not even been tested even though sheeps wool and straw are known to be very fire retardant. Cheers guys

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So just wondering if anybody here can shed some light on this. So to my knowledge there are many companies selling Euro class F insulation ( which means it either failed the necessary tests or it hasn't been tested. Building regs banned these to be used above 11m due to the risk. How on earth are they allowed to sell a product which hasn't been tested ? Anyway i mainly do traditional building work, where would i stand in terms of legality in making my own insulation i.e pure sheeps wool as i know lots of farmers or small straw blocks to put between beams etc. Surely this is no different than if i was to use a product that has not even been tested even though sheeps wool and straw are known to be very fire retardant. Cheers guys.