Fire stopping and compartmentation · South West
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Exeter
Social landlords in Exeter can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.
We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Exeter for Exeter City Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Exeter City Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Exeter at a glance
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Region
- South West
- County
- Devon
- 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
- 133,333 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (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 Exeter?
Exeter City Council still owns council homes in Exeter 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 Exeter?
- 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?
We match the system to the penetration: plastic pipes, metal pipes and cable bundles each need a different tested solution.
Which rules apply in Exeter?
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 Exeter?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Exeter 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 Exeter
Does Exeter City Council still own council homes?
Exeter City Council still owns council homes in Exeter 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 Exeter?
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 Exeter?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the South West, including Teignbridge, Mid Devon, East Devon and Torbay, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Exeter
- Aids and adaptations
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- External wall insulation
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Void property works
- Estate and external works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation