Fire stopping and compartmentation · East of England
Fire stopping and compartmentation in South Cambridgeshire
If your blocks in South Cambridgeshire need fire stopping remedials, we can survey, specify tested systems and complete the work to the manufacturer's details.
Fire stopping and compartmentation works in South Cambridgeshire are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. South Cambridgeshire District Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
South Cambridgeshire at a glance
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Region
- East of England
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 160,904 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.04 (our estimate)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in South Cambridgeshire?
South Cambridgeshire District Council still owns council homes in South Cambridgeshire and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in South Cambridgeshire?
- Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
- Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
- Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
- Fire dampers coordination with specialists
- Penetration logs with photographs and product references

How do we deliver it?
Where our surveys find something outside our scope, such as a missing fire damper or a compromised fire door, we report it to you through the route agreed in your contract.
Which rules apply in South Cambridgeshire?
Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.
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What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in South Cambridgeshire?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in South Cambridgeshire after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in South Cambridgeshire
Does South Cambridgeshire District Council still own council homes?
South Cambridgeshire District Council still owns council homes in South Cambridgeshire and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in South Cambridgeshire as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in South Cambridgeshire can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Do you also work near South Cambridgeshire?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the East of England, including Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Uttlesford and North Hertfordshire, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in South Cambridgeshire
- Whole-house retrofit
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- External wall insulation
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Window and door replacement
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Housing disrepair works
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Estate and external works
- Aids and adaptations