Fire stopping in Bushey
Your fire risk assessment says there are gaps. Here is how that becomes a job.
Get a priceMany calls start with a fire risk assessment that has a line in it about compartmentation.
"Penetrations through the compartment wall are not sealed." Or "evidence of fire stopping could not be seen." It is not much to go on, and it still has to be dealt with.
What to send us
The assessment, or at least the page with that line on it.
The address and the postcode.
Any plans of the building. Even a sketch showing where the stairs and the risers are helps.
A photo or two of the sort of gap the assessor meant, if you have them.
That is enough for us to say whether a survey is needed first. Often it is, because the assessor looked at what they could see from the corridor and wrote one line for it.
How it goes from there
A survey finds how many gaps there really are and where. See compartmentation survey.
Then you have a list, and our BM TRADA / FIRAS-certificated contractors price the sealing from it.
Then the work is done, each seal is labelled, and you get the photos.
When your assessor next visits, show them the list and the labels. It saves them guessing.
Who deals with what in Bushey
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire service for the county. If it ever writes to you about a building, you will hear from them about the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
We are not either of those. We do the fire stopping, and we give you the paperwork they might ask to see.
Getting here
We work from Luton and Bushey is a straightforward run for us. We still plan around a full day, so tell us how many floors there are.
Questions we get asked
Does the line in my assessment mean the whole building is unsafe?
Not necessarily. It means the assessor could not confirm the walls and floors were sealed. A survey tells you what is actually there.
Can I just ask for the sealing, without a survey?
If you can show us where each gap is, yes. Otherwise we would be guessing the price.
Send us the postcode and a photo or two. We will tell you what it needs and give you a price.
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