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Hi all What would be the minimum requirement fire safety wise, if you wanted to start using the dining room in a 2 storey house into a bedroom? It’s an old council house (built 1950s), Dining room is off the kitchen and has only the one entrance into it from the kitchen. Back door is adjacent to the dining room entrance and distance is approx 3m, but you need to walk past the cooker to get to it. There is a window, in the dining room but it doesn’t comply to current building regs as it only has a small opening window at the top, so there is no other alternative means of escape. There is also a fuse box and gas meter within the dining room. it’s been suggested, that a new window is fitted with an opening big enough for escape, new fire door, extra detection and some form of fire resisting cover for the meters/boxes, but was just wondering what would be the minimum legal requirement? Thanks

Hi all What would be the minimum requirement fire safety wise, if you wanted to start using the dining room in a 2 storey house into a bedroom? It’s an old council house (built 1950s), Dining room is off the kitchen and has only the one entrance into it from the kitchen. Back door is adjacent to the dining room entrance and distance is approx 3m, but you need to walk past the cooker to get to it. There is a window, in the dining room but it doesn’t comply to current building regs as it only has a small opening window at the top, so there is no other alternative means of escape. There is also a fuse box and gas meter within the dining room. it’s been suggested, that a new window is fitted with an opening big enough for escape, new fire door, extra detection and some form of fire resisting cover for the meters/boxes, but was just wondering what would be the minimum legal requirement? Thanks

Hi Mike, Thanks for your response. Is this the case inside flats at all heights I.e below 11m etc? We work in old council properties, some flats are only 2/3 stories and soil stacks will be going either up through the concrete floor to the flat above or into loft spaces Thanks