Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Neath Port Talbot

If your blocks in Neath Port Talbot 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 Neath Port Talbot are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Neath Port Talbot belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Neath Port Talbot at a glance

Council
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Nation
Wales
Council homes
Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard
WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales
No timescale law found
Population
144,386 (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 Neath Port Talbot?

Most social homes in Neath Port Talbot are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Neath Port Talbot?

  • 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?

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 Neath Port Talbot?

Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.

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

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Neath Port Talbot?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Neath Port Talbot 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 Neath Port Talbot

Does Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council still own council homes?

Most social homes in Neath Port Talbot are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

Which housing standard applies in Neath Port Talbot?

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.

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Neath Port Talbot as a subcontractor?

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

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