Fire stopping and compartmentation · East of England
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Stevenage
If your blocks in Stevenage 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 Stevenage are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Stevenage Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Stevenage at a glance
- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- Region
- East of England
- County
- Hertfordshire
- 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
- 88,104 (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 Stevenage?
Stevenage Borough Council still owns council homes in Stevenage 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 Stevenage?
- Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
- Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
- Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
- 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 Stevenage?
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.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works
What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Stevenage?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Stevenage 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 Stevenage
Does Stevenage Borough Council still own council homes?
Stevenage Borough Council still owns council homes in Stevenage 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.
Which housing standard applies in Stevenage?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Do you also work near Stevenage?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the East of England, including North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire, Welwyn Hatfield and Luton, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Stevenage
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Communal area refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Damp and mould remediation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Responsive repairs
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Estate and external works
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Void property works
- Loft and cavity wall insulation