Guest Louise Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 My daughter has moved into a student house with four bedrooms. Her ground floor room is accessed through the kitchen and she has a door to the garden, but it will not open. The landlord is not willing to repair the door and says her escape route in case of a fire in the kitchen is through the window in her bedroom. Is this an acceptable fire escape or can she insist that the door is repaired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Doesn't sound acceptable. She shouldn't have to escape through a high risk room, unless she can enter a protected corridor/area to avoid the kitchen and make her way to an alternative exit (which has to be within the recommended travel distance of 18m /35m depending on numbers of exits). Her window would merely facilitate escape in the event of fire blocking her escape via the door to the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 This does conform to ADB vol 1, but assumes you have either a door or an escape window, because in theory it meets the requirement it could be considered satisfactory but I would dispute it and contact an enforcement office of the local fire and rescue service and get his opinion. Check out Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Vol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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