##### [[Building Elements]]
# Service Cupboards
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```
TABLE WITHOUT ID Areas + " \ "+ BuildingElement + "<br><br>" + file.link as Issue, SECTION as Description
FROM "3 Resources/Issues"
FLATTEN BuildingElement as BuildingElement
sort AREA ASC
WHERE contains(BuildingElement,[[Service Cupboards]])
FLATTEN list(filter(file.lists, (x) => meta(x.section).subpath = "Issue Description").text) as SECTION
```
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| Issue | Description |
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| [[3 Resources/Areas/Lobbies.md\|Lobbies]] \ [[3 Resources/Building Elements/Service Cupboards.md\|Service Cupboards]]<br><br>[[3 Resources/Issues/Congested Riser Cupboards.md\|Congested Riser Cupboards]] | <ul><li>Service cupboards are often undersized by consultants, leaving insufficient space for proper installation and maintenance of services.</li><li>Fire-stopping requirements are frequently overlooked in design, leading to non-compliant installations or costly modifications.</li><li>Limited space makes it challenging to achieve full compliance with fire safety and accessibility standards.</li></ul> |
| [[3 Resources/Areas/Lobbies.md\|Lobbies]] \ [[3 Resources/Building Elements/Service Cupboards.md\|Service Cupboards]]<br><br>[[3 Resources/Issues/Electrical Riser Design Principles.md\|Electrical Riser Design Principles]] | <ul><li>Where PVC sleeves have been used cast into the slab to allow for future electrical cables or copper pipes to be installed through the slabs ‐prior to the fire rated mastic treatment to these penetrations through the slabs, the PVC sleeves must be removed entirely as the fire rated mastic must be affixed directly to the concrete substrate.</li><li>Where the small bell type plastic cast in system is used ‐we would suggest that at the top side of the floor slab, the plastic is cut back some 20‐30mm below the upper slab line so the fire rated mastic can affix direct to the concrete substrate.</li><li>No conduits can pass through floor slab penetrations for a fire pillow system ‐only cables are permitted through such system –Care with NBN Conduits.</li><li>Metal cable trays cannot pass through fire rated walls or floors and must be cut each side of such fire separating elements so then only the cables are fire sealed.</li><li>If the metal cable trays pass through the penetration they spread radiant heat thus must be wrapped with a Promat Firewrap blanket or the like wither side.</li><li>Electrical cables should now be wrapped in EDB / Comms risers or main switch rooms</li></ul> |
| [[3 Resources/Areas/Everywhere.md\|Everywhere]] \ [[3 Resources/Building Elements/Service Cupboards.md\|Service Cupboards]]<br><br>[[3 Resources/Issues/Service Riser Coordination.md\|Service Riser Coordination]] | <ul><li>Service Cupboards always present a fire rating challenge.</li><li>Keeping service cupboards aligned vertically allows for the use of fire rated shafts as a feasible fire-rating option..</li><li>Wet areas above service cupboards can create some very difficult fire-rating scenarios.</li></ul> |
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