Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · Northern Ireland
Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in Ards and North Down
We fit and upgrade smoke, heat and CO alarms in social homes in Ards and North Down, to the rules that apply in Northern Ireland and your own specification.
Smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Ards and North Down is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Social homes in Ards and North Down are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.
Ards and North Down at a glance
- Council
- Ards and North Down Borough Council
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Council homes
- Housing Executive and housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (NI)
- Damp and mould timescales
- No timescale law found
- Population
- 162,056 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.90 (our estimate)
In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Ards and North Down?
In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Ards and North Down are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.
What do we cover in Ards and North Down?
- Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
- Carbon monoxide alarms near fixed combustion appliances
- Alarm upgrades during voids, rewires and planned works
- Replacement of alarms reaching end of life
- Testing and records for your compliance system

How do we deliver it?
Fitting alarms during a void or a rewire avoids a separate visit, so we flag homes in your other programmes where alarms are due.
Which rules apply in Ards and North Down?
Electrical work must meet BS 7671 and the building regulations that apply in Northern Ireland, confirmed for your project before appointment.
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What does smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation cost in Ards and North Down?
Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in Ards and North Down is £405–£810 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Ards and North Down
Who is the social landlord in Ards and North Down?
In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Ards and North Down are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.
Which housing standard applies in Ards and North Down?
In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive and registered housing associations work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard, which the Department for Communities consulted on revising in 2025–26.
Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Ards and North Down as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Ards and North Down can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Ards and North Down
- Whole-house retrofit
- Aids and adaptations
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Estate and external works
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Damp and mould remediation
- Window and door replacement
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Roofing and rainwater goods