This alert hightlights the risks of RAAC plank decks throughout our membership and the wider industry.
This alert hightlights the risks of RAAC plank decks throughout our membership and the wider industry. The collapse of a school roof in 2019 prompted the Standing Committee on Structural Safety (SCOSS—now called CROSS) to issue a safety alert for buildings built using the same RAAC planks.
The origins of vernacular valley details began in much the same way as the rest of the roofs and buildings are formed as ways to overcome common problems with the limited resources that were available at the time of construction.
Roofing contractors working on NHBC-registered homes should prepare for clearer inspection and testing requirements for flat roofs, terraces and balconies, applying to homes where foundations begin on or after 7th February 2027.
