Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Compartmentation breaches in Rhondda Cynon Taf are usually hidden in risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces. We find them, seal them and give you the record.

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

Rhondda Cynon Taf at a glance

Council: Rhondda Cynon Taf 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: 241,873 (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 Rhondda Cynon Taf?

Most social homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf 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. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Rhondda Cynon Taf?

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
Penetration logs with photographs and product references

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf?

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Does Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council still own council homes?

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Rhondda Cynon Taf as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf?

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.