Compartmentation Surveys
Surveys that find failed or missing fire stopping across walls, floors and risers and give you a prioritised, costed remedial plan.
BM TRADA Q-Mark certified
OneTrace digital records
Site survey and quote
What’s included
Done once. Done right.
Walls, floors, risers & ceilings
Marked-up drawings
Photo of every defect
Prioritised remedial plan
Hidden above ceilings and behind risers, failed fire stopping is easy to miss. We survey your compartment walls and floors, mark up drawings, photograph every issue and give you a prioritised remedial plan your fire risk assessor can act on. Every job is recorded in OneTrace with photographs, location, a unique ID and pass/fail status. Clients and their fire risk assessor can view live records and download reports any time.
Compartmentation surveys that show what is really there
Drawings and fire strategies show how a building should be compartmented. What is actually behind ceilings and in risers is often different, after years of new services, alterations and repairs. A compartmentation survey checks the fire-resisting walls, floors and cavity barriers on site and finds the breaches that could let fire and smoke spread.
Fire risk assessors often recommend a survey when they cannot see above ceilings or into service voids. Responsible persons use our surveys to understand their building and plan remedial work under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
What the survey covers
Fire-resisting walls and floors between compartments and escape routes
Service penetrations, risers and ducts
Ceiling voids, roof voids and cavity barriers
Fire stopping that is missing, damaged or not to a tested system
Fire dampers and other fire-rated elements where accessible
What you receive
Every breach is recorded in OneTrace with a photograph, its location on a plan, a unique ID and a recommended fix. The report gives you a clear, prioritised list of remedial work rather than a general comment that compartmentation is unknown. Your fire risk assessor can use it directly, and it forms part of the golden thread for higher-risk buildings.
When you are ready, TECS can carry out the remedial fire stopping and update the same records, so each breach goes from found to fixed with before and after photographs. We survey residential blocks, care homes, schools, hospitals and commercial buildings across London, the South East, East Anglia and the East Midlands.
Related reading: Compartmentation Surveys: What to Expect, How Building Works Can Break Fire Compartmentation and What Is Fire Stopping and Why Does It Matter?. See this work in practice: Mulberry School for Girls.
Why it matters
Built to protect. Recorded to prove it.
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Finds hidden breaches
We check above ceilings, in risers and behind panels, where breaches often go unnoticed.
02
Marked-up drawings
Every defect plotted on your floor plans, so it’s easy to find and fix.
03
A clear repair plan
An itemised remedial programme, prioritised by risk.
FAQs
Questions, answered.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Our team is happy to answer any question about your building.