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June FOCUS ON: Sub-floor Ventilation – Increasingly Complex, Critically Important

Ensuring adequate airflow beneath suspended floors is vital to preventing moisture build-up, which can cause damp, mould growth, and long-term structural issues. With today's strict fire safety regulations, choosing a sub-floor ventilation system that delivers both effective airflow and full regulatory compliance is crucial. Explore our latest overview of Building Regulations Approved Document B fire [...]
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March FOCUS ON: Rytons Rytweep® – Discover the WHAT, WHY, WHERE and WHEN

What is a Rytweep? Rytons Rytweep® is a pre-formed cavity weep hole and the design behind two of the industry’s most popular perpend weeps. Its innovative tapered design allows it to be embedded in the mortar, blending seamlessly into the masonry, and preserving the appearance of the brickwork. We offer two types of Rytweep® to [...]
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Tech Talk: Rytons Rytweep® Clear

Rytons Rytweep® Clear Small but mighty in the prevention of damp in cavity walls Rytons Rytweep® perpend cavity weep hole ducts are essential components in the construction of external masonry walls. Positioned above cavity trays and DPCs, they provide vital drainage outlets, allowing accumulated moisture to escape. This prevents the transfer of water to the [...]
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Temporary Site Protection for Cavity Weeps and Vents

Protect Rytons cavity weep hole ducts and ventilators from the entry of dust, debris and render during construction with Rytons DamRyt range of temporary site protection units. Rytons DAMWEEP protects the weep outlet of Rytons Rytweep® while Rytons DAMSLIMVENT protects the vent/weep opening of Rytons Slim Vent® Minor SVMIN and Flyscreened Slim Vent® Minor SVFMIN. [...]
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Product of the Month: July 2023

- Rytons Sub-floor Ventilators - Reliable ventilation in three simple stages. • ONE • Make ventilation calculations for suspended timber and block and beam floor voids in just a few clicks with Rytons sub-floor ventilation calculator – it’s free, it’s online - give it a try. • TWO • House building or apartment building, select [...]
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Product of the Month: June 2023

- Rytons Rytweep® - Satisfy the regulations for cavity weep hole ducts in masonry wall constructions with Rytons Rytweep® - the industry’s favourite concealed weep design.  With options available in plastic and non-combustible Class A1 fire-rated metal, you will find a Rytweep® suitable for all your projects, from houses to high-rise apartment buildings. Remember, the [...]
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2022 Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Update

Effective today (1 December 2022), Building Regulations Approved Document B has extended the ban on combustible materials to more residential constructions in England, strengthening fire safety standards further. The 2022 amendments include new restrictions on materials used within the external surfaces of residential buildings over 11m high and boundary walls of those 11m high and [...]
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No Need to Fake Weeps

“Fake weep vents.  Doesn’t seem to be a snagging list without them.  Seem to be finding this every day now.” Says the commentary in this video from the On The Tools YouTube channel. Aside from the woeful lack of skill and knowledge of the Building Regulations shown by the bricklayer by not fitting weep vents, [...]
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