For those of you who wanted to know more about - or didn’t catch – the comments made by Sarah Beeny about intumescent paints and Victorian fire doors a couple of weeks ago on Property Snakes & Ladders, we’ve expanded on the subject in time for this week’s show. Pour yourself a stiff black coffee first and sit in a hard chair (it gets a little technical) but don’t miss it - if you’re renovating or building a house at the moment, Intumescent & Fire Proof Paints is a must-read.
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Whilst i did not see Property Snakes & Ladders personally, Ms Beeney has caused quite a stir within our industry as her comments have misled the vast majority of people who watched this program. Firstly intumescent paints may reduce the spread of flame but do not improve the overall integrity of a door and certainly would not provide sufficient protection to safeguard the building users. Secondly i would recommend that advice is taken from organisations such as the British Wood Working Federation or The Intumescent Fire Seal Association before embarking on such a project. in my opinion a little knowldege is very dangerous.
Hi Julian, thanks for the feedback. We received lots of correspondence on this subject, and have published the following article to attempt to clarify – may be of interest http://www.channel4.com/4homes/diy-self-build/diy-build-advice/expert-advice/intumescent-fire-retardant-paints-a-guide-09-06-26_p_1.html
Just been watchin your programme The Home show. I feel quite annoyed that you mis- led the couple who had taken part in your show. The couple had handy over £123,000 the top end of their budget and at no point the couple wasnt informed of the changes to their property and the compromise that George the presenter had to make and leaving their project half finished with no en-suite and storage in the couples bedroom. Since watching your programme I have notice that there is always more money needed to be handed over. Why is this and how can this be allowed? The point of having a bugdet is so you dont over spend!!!
In defence of the show it is very rare that George asks for more money. I think it’s only happened two or three times. Also the house wasn’t half finished – it was 95% finished! George put the plumbing in to the master en suite, which in itself is expensive, but ran out of cash for the fixtures and fittings. Despite not quite finishing, the amount of structural changes and complete redesign make £123K look like an amazingly cheap price to me
Great program!
This has given me much insperation on my own diy jobs at home
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