Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems are installed in (HMO's) Houses of Multiple Occupancy, Apartment Blocks, Care and Nursing Homes, Student Accommodation.

Residential occupancies  for multiple occupation not exceeding 20m in height include apartments, residential homes, houses of multiple occupancy (HMO’s), blocks of flats, boarding houses, aged persons homes, nursing homes, residential rehabilitation accommodation and dormitories.

The new regulations state that dwellings with more than 1 floor 4.5 meters above ground level can have a full sprinkler system as an alternative means of escape (Building Regulations Part B 2.7b). This avoids the requirement for a second separate staircase