Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Swansea

Compartmentation breaches in Swansea 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 Swansea for City and County of Swansea Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. City and County of Swansea Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Swansea at a glance

Council: City and County of Swansea 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: 246,563 (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 Swansea?

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

What do we cover in Swansea?

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

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

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 Swansea?

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 Swansea?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Swansea 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 Swansea

Does City and County of Swansea Council still own council homes?

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

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

Do you also work near Swansea?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Wales, including Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taf, and in every other UK nation.