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Building Compliance - Fire safety

  • 11-07-2019 11:23am
    #1
    CPTM
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    I bought a small cottage about 6 years ago with an extension to the rear which left no back yard. It had been standing for 20 years so there was no problems called out from a planning perspective and the sale/mortgage went through fine.

    Now, at sale time I'm being told that because there is no rear exit, and the kitchen is within 3 m of the front door, it's not compliant from a fire safety perspective. The surveyor has told us that a sprinkler system would probably be sufficient.

    Does anyone know when such regulations were introduced? More importantly, would anyone have any idea of how much it would cost to install a sprinkler system in the house. It's tiny (40m squared) with a bathroom in the centre of the house.


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  • #2
    sydthebeat
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    CPTM wrote: »
    I bought a small cottage about 6 years ago with an extension to the rear which left no back yard. It had been standing for 20 years so there was no problems called out from a planning perspective and the sale/mortgage went through fine.

    Now, at sale time I'm being told that because there is no rear exit, and the kitchen is within 3 m of the front door, it's not compliant from a fire safety perspective. The surveyor has told us that a sprinkler system would probably be sufficient.

    Does anyone know when such regulations were introduced? More importantly, would anyone have any idea of how much it would cost to install a sprinkler system in the house. It's tiny (40m squared) with a bathroom in the centre of the house.

    how many bedrooms, and does the (each) bedroom have an opening from which someone can escape ?


  • #3
    CPTM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭CPTM


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    how many bedrooms, and does the (each) bedroom have an opening from which someone can escape ?

    No, they are like a converted attic - only big skylights are there. 2 bedrooms..


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