Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Cardiff

If your blocks in Cardiff need fire stopping remedials, we can survey, specify tested systems and complete the work to the manufacturer's details.

Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Cardiff are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. City of Cardiff Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Cardiff at a glance

Council: City of Cardiff Council
Nation: Wales
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 369,202 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.93 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Cardiff?

City of Cardiff Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Cardiff, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Cardiff?

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

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

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 Cardiff?

Building safety work in blocks of flats is planned around the building's fire risk assessment and the responsible person's duties under fire safety law.

WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Cardiff?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Cardiff 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 Cardiff

Does City of Cardiff Council still own council homes?

City of Cardiff Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Cardiff, and we can work for both.

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

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

Which housing standard applies in Cardiff?

Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.