Fire protection wall made of glass

Hello,

I have a very small plot of land, whose corner is "equipped" with a construction burden approximately 4 meters long. As far as I know, this can be avoided by erecting a fire protection wall on the boundary. Such walls can also be made of glass, but they must comply with DIN 4102 and have an approval number from the German Institute for Construction Technology in Berlin. Does anyone have experience with this topic? How much does a glass fire wall cost me? What should be considered?

Regards Michael

Hello Michael,

I have a very small plot of land, the corner of which is "equipped" with a building encumbrance about 4m long. As far as I know, this can be avoided by erecting a fire protection wall on the boundary. Such walls can also be made of glass, but they must comply with DIN 4102 and have an approval number from the German Institute for Building Technology in Berlin.

Do I understand correctly that you want to build on the boundary? What does your building authority say about this idea?

Rhenish regards

The idea comes from them!

Hello,

That's where the idea comes from!

Maybe you could come up with a bit more info...?

What was the building obligation registered for? How long is the fire protection wall supposed to be? Are corresponding windows perhaps an alternative? What does the building authority say? What exactly do you want to build where? Etc. ...

... then maybe the help will work out

Rhenish greetings

The neighbor built a small terrace area (or similar) directly on the boundary 5 years ago: directly on the boundary there is a 4m long low wall with a glass front. The construction is covered but open. Trash bins are stored in or under it. This results in a 4x2 meter easement on my already small property.

I do not want to specifically leave out a corner because of this easement and am therefore considering how I can bypass it. The building authority explained to me that the easement exists due to fire protection.

Hello Michael,

Five years ago, the neighbor built a small terrace area (or something similar) directly on the border: directly on the border is a 4m long low wall with a glass front. The construction is covered but open. Trash cans are stored in it/under it. This results in a 4x2 meter building encumbrance on my already small property.

I don't want to specially leave out a corner because of this building encumbrance and am therefore considering how to avoid it. The building authority explained to me that the encumbrance exists due to fire protection.

This is the classic working environment for a creative architect.

A fire protection wall does not have to be entirely made of glass; it probably wouldn't look odd just viewed from the inside either; apart from the fact that it would become quite expensive in times of the 2014 Energy Saving Ordinance. Take your documents and consult an architect you trust; small plots of land are a challenge. But as one of my architects always rightly points out: there are no bad plots, only bad planning!

You shouldn't save money in the wrong place here, but rather invest, then you'll enjoy the result for a long time in the end.

Rhenish greetings