Fire stopping and compartmentation · South East

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Basingstoke and Deane

We survey and repair fire compartmentation in social housing blocks in Basingstoke and Deane, with every penetration logged and photographed.

We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Basingstoke and Deane for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Basingstoke and Deane belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Basingstoke and Deane at a glance

Council: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Region: South East
County: Hampshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 177,760 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.10 (VOA 2026)

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 Basingstoke and Deane?

Most social homes in Basingstoke and Deane are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Basingstoke and Deane?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
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 Basingstoke and Deane?

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 Basingstoke and Deane?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Basingstoke and Deane 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 Basingstoke and Deane

Does Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Basingstoke and Deane?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the South East, including West Berkshire, Hart, Reading and Test Valley, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Basingstoke and Deane as a subcontractor?

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