External and separating walls: cavity barriers against fire - installation
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Failure: spread of fire within wall cavities and between wall cavities of adjoining houses
Defects: cavity barriers omitted or removed during construction; not positioned or not fixed properly; not fully closing the cavity; not tightly lapped or butted; imperfections of fit not made good by fire stopping