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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 00:00 |
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AD B 2007 recognises the role that domestic sprinkler installations, designed to BS 9251:2005, may have as a compensatory feature. Where domestic sprinklers are installed it is possible to:
- avoid the need to have a secondary escape staircase where there is a floor over 7.5m high (four storey houses, typically).
- have an ‘open-plan’ layout where a loft conversion is carried out to an existing two storey house, thereby avoiding the need for an enclosed protected staircase.
Further useful information and an idea of costs can be obtained from Homesafe IMO - www.homesafegroup.co.im
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