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Glass panels in walls are doable but obviously need to be fire rated.
I fitted an automist sprinkler system when I removed the fire door of my kitchen. I have the fixed wall head - smartscan wasn't available at the time.
It's worth running your plans past your council's building control If they're not happy then move on to an approved inspector who will usually be more adaptable and understanding of your unique plans compared to the council. I used bbs building control
Trunkie
Modest terrace compromise plans continue to get more involved. Went over proposals with builders on site this week. It's more or less turned into a total renovation. Ladywife is now with me on fearing cost and general ballache being prohibitive. We should get first quotes back today.
In the meantime we're looking at a few variations on the scheme. The current layout is standard Victorian 2 up 2 down terrace with a half width, 2 storey extension on the back for kitchen (ground floor) and third bedroom and bathroom (first floor). Stairs run front to back on the right hand side and are currently open to the dining room.
We've been told that extending into the loft and basement will require fire doors between the dining room and stairs. I'm not necessarily against partitioning the stairs off from the dining room as this will stop evening jollity noise reaching the first floor bedrooms, but one of my misgivings about the house is that the dining room is quite gloomy. This will make it even darker unless we can install a roof light over the stairs and somehow allow light through that partition into the dining room while retaining separation for noise and fire regs.
Anyone seen anything clever or nice looking which fits the bill? Sliding glass door? Glass panels in the new wall? Does my description make sense?