Fire stopping and compartmentation · South East
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Horsham
We survey and repair fire compartmentation in social housing blocks in Horsham, with every penetration logged and photographed.
We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Horsham 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 Horsham belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Horsham at a glance
- Council
- Horsham District Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- West Sussex
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 145,474 (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 Horsham?
Most social homes in Horsham are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Horsham District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Horsham?
- Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
- 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?
Each penetration is numbered, photographed before and after, and logged with the product used, so your building safety case has evidence rather than assurances.
Which rules apply in Horsham?
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 Horsham?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Horsham 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 Horsham
Does Horsham District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Horsham are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Horsham District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Horsham?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the South East, including Mid Sussex, Adur, Worthing and Crawley, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Horsham?
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.
Other works we carry out in Horsham
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Aids and adaptations
- Housing disrepair works
- External wall insulation
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Window and door replacement
- Estate and external works
- Void property works
- Cyclical and external decoration