July 28, 20214 yr comment_21010 Hi, I recently moved into a new build apartment in Manchester and the front door to my apartment has a quite large gap at the bottom (4cm) the apartment door leads to the hallway with other apartments which all seem to have similar sized gaps . I’ve attached images . What could be the reason for these large gaps and does this affect fire & smoke compliance Report
July 29, 20214 yr comment_21027 I would guess that someone has fitted the wrong doors, smoke and or fire would have no problem getting past the door. Report
July 29, 20214 yr comment_21035 The reason is the usual shoddy workmanship of modern builds and yes it's a fire safety risk. The developer will try and claim it's fine as it has Building Control sign off, but that doesn't cover workmanship, just that the doors and walls are in the right place and this has nothing to do with the ongoing compliance of the premises under fire legislation. The last developer that tried this on my watch ended up having to give in when the fire service served an Enforcement Notice.... Report
December 1, 20223 yr comment_31559 On 29/07/2021 at 00:30, Guest Cian said: Hi, I recently moved into a new build apartment in Manchester and the front door to my apartment has a quite large gap at the bottom (4cm) the apartment door leads to the hallway with other apartments which all seem to have similar sized gaps . I’ve attached images . What could be the reason for these large gaps and does this affect fire & smoke compliance Hi, I have the same problem and in Manchester. From the image it looks like we may be in the same place. What was the resolution? Report
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