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Cavity Wall Weakness Detail Can be Eliminated05/02/2025
The recent storms have highlighted and reported a weakness in a commonplace cavity wall construction detail. Subsequently, the longest-established cavity tray company – Cavity Trays [...]
Cavity Tray Capability07/08/2024
The NHBC and LABC advocate the use of preformed trays for complicated junctions, and trays play an important role, wherever the external cavity wall is [...]
Builders threshold solution09/02/2024
The Type LTT Level Threshold Tray encapsulates threshold masonry exposed to damp transmittance from the exterior inwardly and from ground level upwardly. Separation ensures compliance. [...]
NHBC Standards 6.1 – Cavity Trays08/01/2024
Compatible with metal arched openings, concrete arched openings and traditional centering construction, Type BA Barrier Arch Cavity Trays from Cavity Trays Ltd are preformed to [...]
Encapsulate – Isolate – Integrate06/09/2023
When adding an extension, consider external openings in the existing cavity wall and where the new extension floor joins the original property floor. Cavity Trays [...]
Levels drift - avoid discrepancy24/07/2023
The illustration shows what can happen with a DPC cloak that relies upon a textbook relationship between masonry skins. The course into which the DPC [...]
When it’s all downhill to comply02/05/2023
Fire cavity barriers are commonly rectangular in profile and compressed when incorporated between masonry skins of a cavity wall. Penetrating water can pool and reservoir [...]
Cavity wall opening protection solution05/01/2023
The NHBC has announced Polythene Damp Proof Course made to BS 6515:1984 is not suitable to form cavity tray protection to window and door openings. [...]
Windpost advantage03/11/2022
Cavity Trays Ltd has increased its range of windposts, and now offers styles in sizes to suit most requirements. Manufactured from solid DPC, the windposts [...]
House builders – standard solution solves threshold problems06/06/2022
The Type LTT Level Threshold Tray encapsulates threshold masonry exposed to damp transmittance from the exterior inwardly and from ground level upwardly. The LTT protects [...]
Your Architects Design Aid01/06/2022
In the 1920’s a West-Country family of builders started fabricating ‘damp courses and other devices to allay the fears of the unpredictable and volatile English [...]
Wider Cavity – Rotational Predisposition05/05/2022
WCA stands for Wide Cavity Applications and the versatile Type WCA provides the solution for cavity widths from 150mm up to 330mm. The WCA acts [...]
Straight Reveal? Checked Reveal? Turn the Cavicloser01/03/2022
The Type V Cavicloser from Cavity Trays of Yeovil is supplied with its own securing ties, and delivered with its faceplate flat, ready for immediate [...]
Cavibrick Challenge06/01/2022
LISTEN HERE 🔊 The Cavibrick is a moulded ventilator from Cavity Trays of Yeovil. Cavibricks have integral louvres, deflectors and an internal back upstand to [...]
Cavity wall openings - why do that?07/10/2021
Unlike roll DPC, self-supporting trays eliminate inner skin building-in and can be supplied ‘biased’ to take-up the cavity width encountered. Compatibility and consistent protection. Blockwork [...]
Staggering Success!04/06/2021
Water penetrating cavity wall masonry above stepped and staggered gables is controlled using approved Cavitrays. The only gable abutment system awarded European Technical Approval is [...]
Cavity Trays of Yeovil25/03/2021
Using preformed Cavitrays over window and door openings ensures compliancy every time. Cavitray protection over every opening means the protection is the correct shape, correct [...]
Compliant Cavitray and Roof Abutment Ventilation when adding an Extension22/12/2020
There is commonly a requirement to provide roof ventilation when extending a property. Where a flat roof extension is added to an existing building, provision [...]
Cavity wall reveal closer benefit02/12/2020
There is potential for greater differential movement as cavities widen between a timber inner leaf and a masonry outer leaf. This is because of the [...]
Ventilation meets the requirements... or does it?30/10/2020
Manufacturing approved products to protect the building envelope, Cavity Trays Ltd is the longest-established UK company in its specialised field and the only UK cavity [...]
Cavity trays and the ban on combustible materials in relevant buildings10/03/2020
Numerous new construction projects in England rising more than a specified level above ground level must now comply with new regulations. Subject to certain exclusions, [...]
New Cavitray compatible with most styles of metal and concrete lintel04/02/2020
The Type MPC – Multi-Profile Cavitray from Cavity Trays Ltd, is a new DPC tray for use with all styles of metal and concrete lintel [...]

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Cavity Wall Weakness Detail Can be Eliminated05/02/2025

Cavity Tray Capability07/08/2024

Builders threshold solution09/02/2024

NHBC Standards 6.1 – Cavity Trays08/01/2024

Encapsulate – Isolate – Integrate06/09/2023

Levels drift - avoid discrepancy24/07/2023

When it’s all downhill to comply02/05/2023

Cavity wall opening protection solution05/01/2023

Windpost advantage03/11/2022

House builders – standard solution solves threshold problems06/06/2022

Your Architects Design Aid01/06/2022

Wider Cavity – Rotational Predisposition05/05/2022

Straight Reveal? Checked Reveal? Turn the Cavicloser01/03/2022

Cavibrick Challenge06/01/2022

Cavity wall openings - why do that?07/10/2021

Staggering Success!04/06/2021

Cavity Trays of Yeovil25/03/2021

Compliant Cavitray and Roof Abutment Ventilation when adding an Extension22/12/2020

Cavity wall reveal closer benefit02/12/2020

Ventilation meets the requirements... or does it?30/10/2020

Cavity trays and the ban on combustible materials in relevant buildings10/03/2020

New Cavitray compatible with most styles of metal and concrete lintel04/02/2020

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