Fire stopping and compartmentation in Newport

Who owns the social homes in Newport?

Most social homes in Newport 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. Newport City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Newport?

• Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
• Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
• Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
• Fire dampers coordination with specialists
• Penetration logs with photographs and product references

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 Newport?

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.

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What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Newport?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Newport 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.

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