Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · Wales
Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in Caerphilly
We fit and upgrade smoke, heat and CO alarms in social homes in Caerphilly, to the rules that apply in Wales and your own specification.
Smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Caerphilly is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Caerphilly County Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Caerphilly at a glance
- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough 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
- 181,731 (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 Caerphilly?
Caerphilly County Borough Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Caerphilly, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Caerphilly?
- Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat alarms
- Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
- 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?
Where alarms are mains-wired, the electrical work is certified, and residents are shown how to test and silence them.
Which rules apply in Caerphilly?
In Wales, the fitness regulations require a mains-powered, interlinked smoke alarm on every storey, and a carbon monoxide alarm in rooms with a gas, oil or solid-fuel appliance.
WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation
What does smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation cost in Caerphilly?
Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in Caerphilly is £420–£835 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.93 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.88–0.98); 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 Caerphilly
Does Caerphilly County Borough Council still own council homes?
Caerphilly County Borough Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Caerphilly, and we can work for both.
Which housing standard applies in Caerphilly?
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.
Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Caerphilly as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly
- Whole-house retrofit
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- External wall insulation
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Communal area refurbishment
- Responsive repairs
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Estate and external works
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Fire stopping and compartmentation