Fire stopping and compartmentation · Scotland

Fire stopping and compartmentation in North Ayrshire

Compartmentation breaches in North Ayrshire are usually hidden in risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces. We find them, seal them and give you the record.

We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in North Ayrshire for North Ayrshire Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. North Ayrshire Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

North Ayrshire at a glance

Council: North Ayrshire Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 134,250 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (our estimate)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in North Ayrshire?

North Ayrshire Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in North Ayrshire, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in North Ayrshire?

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

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

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 North Ayrshire?

Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in North Ayrshire?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in North Ayrshire 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 North Ayrshire

Does North Ayrshire Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in North Ayrshire?

Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in North Ayrshire as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in North Ayrshire can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.