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I mean at the end of the day your paying the bills so tell them that’s not what you want and if they can’t provide what you what get someone else
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Can you fit one of these new fangled spray systems that detects and targets the source of a fire. I've seen a couple in houses recently to avoid problems with fire egress.
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Find a building control company and have a chat with them. There may be ways round it with more fire alarms, sprinkler, etc
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It’s a building regs issue - talk to an approved inspector. If you are not making an existing condition worse there may be some leniency. Otherwise look at automist systems.
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Actually, just noticed you are doing an extension not a loft conversion. I had thought that the protected escape stuff only kicks in for 3 story houses (hence it being an issue for loft conversions). Do you already have a loft conversion and that's triggering the regs in the kitchen work, or is it needed for kitchen extension now as well?
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Other half is having quotes for a kitchen extension. The stairs come straight into the open plan dining room/kitchen, and the plan is to extend into the garden 3 metres.
Builders are quoting to wall off the stairwell and put a fire door at the bottom.
Do we need to do that? It'll look a bit shit, and it seems weird to have to turn the stairs into a closed stairwell with a new door...
The pillar in the middle of the pic will be going too
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