Do I need to use robust details for separating walls and floors between the dwellings and the common parts of a building such as stairwells in a block of flats?
The robust detail separating walls and floors relate to the elements separating adjacent dwellings. The elements between the dwellings and the common parts of a building, such as stairwells, form part of the flanking elements associated with the separating elements between the dwellings. In the context of the use of the robust details, the walls between the dwellings and the common parts should, as a minimum, meet the requirements of the external (flanking) wall indicated in each robust detail. However, the elements between the dwellings and the common parts would not normally be subject to pre-completion testing in any case and should be acceptable if they are constructed in accordance with Approved Document E.
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