Reassurance about refurbishment works

  • Limerick City and County Council

Limerick City and County Council is reassuring its tenants that recent refurbishment works carried out on homes do not pose any risk and are fire compliant.

From the initial reports on the fire in Grenfell Tower in London, it’s understood there was a cavity between the cladding and the building structure itself.

This is not the case in any refurbishment work carried out by the local authority.

In respect of the recent refurbishment of the Watergate Complex, the external insulation used is fixed directly to the exterior, with no cavity.

The cladding meets the fire regulations set down by law and there are fire stopping measures at each compartment junction as per the fire safety requirements.