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Study: House
Roof Extension in
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a Victorian Terraced House
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their ideal design specifications,
simultaneously
complying
with another
safety standards.
from while
2 floors
to distances
3 floors
gain
bedroom a
throughout the property to safely
increase
travel
in to
order
to comply with
Building
Regulations.
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this meant
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unobtrusive option that simplified
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the interior
design.
Case
Study:
Roof Extension in
The problem
throughout the property
to safely
increase
travel dis
a Victorian
Terraced
House
Building Regulations.
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option
As the client wanted to keep the open plan design with the extension, they opted for
option three, the Lumi-Plugin System. This enabled the client to be safe in the knowledge
that their property would be fully protected and still enable them to take advantage of
their ideal design specifications, while simultaneously complying with safety standards.
Sprinklers were used in this instance as a compensatory feature as well as being an
unobtrusive option that simplified and streamlined the interior design.
3 options were
available
1. 60-minute fire resisting stud wall partitioning (£1,500) plus 6 FD30s fire door sets (£1,500)
and fire alarms (£450) – estimated at £3,450 + VAT and labour.
a. Pros: it would be the cheapest option
b. Cons: the client would not be able to have the open plan living desired. The stairwell
would be an enclosed and dark space
2. Pyro Glazing throughout the height of the stairwell – replacing the current period banisters
and spindles with a wall of fire resisting glazing (£5,500 - £7,000). This would still require the
1. 60-minute fire resisting stud wall partitioning (£1,50
addition of 6 fire doors (£1,500) and fire alarms (£450) – estimated at £7,450 - £8,950 + VAT
and fire alarms (£450) – estimated at £3,450 + VAT
and labour.
3 options were
available
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provide us
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of it an
open
space
and
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fact,
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3. Install a residential fire sprinkler system.
could
be achieved
Lumi-Plugin downlights in conjunction with integrated Rapidrop concealed sprinkler
heads and fire alarms (£3,800) + VAT and labour. In some cases, the mains water
2. Pyro Glazing throughout the height of the stairwell –
pressure to the dwelling may not be sufficient, so may require an upgrade to the
and a spindles
with a wall of fire resisting glazing (£5
dwelling’s water supply or require
water tank.
addition of 6 fire doors (£1,500) and fire alarms (£4
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a. Pros: it would provide the client’s requirement for the open plan ground floor
and
labour.
and retain the period stairwell
features.
The fire sprinkler system would act
as a compensatory feature allowing for tenable conditions to be maintained
throughout
height us
of to
the
dwelling
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allowed
keep
the open plan we liked without spoiling the look
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b. period
Cons: none
of the
building. In fact, you can’t see the sprinklers or the fire alarms as they are
b. Cons:
it would lose the period stairwell features
hidden in the ceiling lights. The system
is great”
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Lumi-Plugin downlights in conjunction with inte
heads and fire alarms (£3,800) lumi-plugin.com
+ VAT and labour