We have a loft room. We are moving the stairs - to a different area of the house (at the moment they go through another room.. we plan to run the new stairs over the existing ones, and block up the old staircase.
We have been told to 'create a compartment floor' by building control - so add fire doors (both to the loft, and the 4 bedroom doors below - served by the same staircase.
Having attempted to read the regs - the only part I can find about adding more fire doors - is when you have a loft conversion (the council have written in regard to our loft conversion) .. but we do not have a loft conversion, we had a room (before the builders started).
Can I perswade that the loft has always been there - or do they not shift on such things?
I'd rather not change the existing doors (they are 1890's)... although the builder has suggested we can paint them with special paint.. does that actually result in a good finish.. or just a rubbish door.
thanks
We have been told to 'create a compartment floor' by building control - so add fire doors (both to the loft, and the 4 bedroom doors below - served by the same staircase.
Having attempted to read the regs - the only part I can find about adding more fire doors - is when you have a loft conversion (the council have written in regard to our loft conversion) .. but we do not have a loft conversion, we had a room (before the builders started).
Can I perswade that the loft has always been there - or do they not shift on such things?
I'd rather not change the existing doors (they are 1890's)... although the builder has suggested we can paint them with special paint.. does that actually result in a good finish.. or just a rubbish door.
thanks