ARC Party Wall DPC enables the closing of an external cavity at either party wall or party floor junctions where building regulations require the use of a mineral wool closer for acoustic insulation purposes.
ARC Party Wall DPC is designed to be friction fitted at the party wall junction within a
masonry cavity as the brick and block work progresses, no mechanical fixing is required.
The DPC goes against the inner side of the external brickwork, while care should be taken
butt joints are tighly fitted with no gaps remaining. The barrier must fully fill the cavity
from brick to block, with any cavity insulation cut back.
ARC Party Wall DPC has been fire tested at Warrington Fire Research, achieving up to four
hours fire integrity with traditional masonry brick and block construction.
Key Features:
- Up to four hours fire integrity.
- Specified in semi-detached houses, apartments
and major projects. - Complies to Robust Detail Part E and
Building Regulations. - Can be manufactured to suit cavity
widths up to 300mm. - Easy to install.
- Available in different sizes.
- DPC has a Green Guide rating of A+.
