Fire stopping and compartmentation · South West

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Teignbridge

Social landlords in Teignbridge can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.

We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Teignbridge at a glance

Council: Teignbridge District Council
Region: South West
County: Devon
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 135,039 (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 Teignbridge?

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

What do we cover in Teignbridge?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Fire dampers coordination with specialists

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 Teignbridge?

Under the Building Safety Act 2022, building work in higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with at least two homes) needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt; most repairs and like-for-like replacements are exempt, but heating systems, fuse boxes and glazing units are not. Approval can take up to eight weeks for existing buildings, so we build it into the programme.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Teignbridge?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge

Does Teignbridge District Council still own council homes?

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

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

Do you also work near Teignbridge?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the South West, including Exeter, Torbay, West Devon and the South Hams, and in every other UK nation.