Fire stopping and compartmentation · Yorkshire and the Humber
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Kingston upon Hull
We survey and repair fire compartmentation in social housing blocks in Kingston upon Hull, with every penetration logged and photographed.
Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Kingston upon Hull are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Hull City Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Kingston upon Hull at a glance
- Council
- Hull City Council
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 259,126 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.92 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Kingston upon Hull?
Hull City Council still owns council homes in Kingston upon Hull and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Kingston upon Hull?
- 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 Kingston upon Hull?
Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.
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What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Kingston upon Hull?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Kingston upon Hull 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 Kingston upon Hull
Does Hull City Council still own council homes?
Hull City Council still owns council homes in Kingston upon Hull and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near Kingston upon Hull?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Yorkshire and the Humber, including the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and West Lindsey, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Kingston upon Hull?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Other works we carry out in Kingston upon Hull
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Communal area refurbishment
- Whole-house retrofit
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Responsive repairs
- Aids and adaptations
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- External wall insulation
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Electrical remedial works and rewires