Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Powys
We survey and repair fire compartmentation in social housing blocks in Powys, with every penetration logged and photographed.
We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Powys for Powys County Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Powys County Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Powys at a glance
- Council
- Powys County 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
- 133,030 (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 Powys?
Powys County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Powys, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Powys?
- Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
- 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 Powys?
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 Powys?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Powys 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 Powys
Does Powys County Council still own council homes?
Powys County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Powys, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near Powys?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Wales, including Ceredigion, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil and Carmarthenshire, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Powys?
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.
Other works we carry out in Powys
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Window and door replacement
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Whole-house retrofit
- Estate and external works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Aids and adaptations
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Void property works