Hideyspidey Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hi, I have just been to a friend's house . She just started renting it and has removed all the internal doors. The house is about 12 years old. I said that it must be a fire risk but she said her landlord said it was fine. Also, she has no co detector anywhere but does have 2 smoke alarms. Am I wrong? Shouldn't there be a co detector and can't doors help prevent the spread of fire? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Without knowing a lot more about the situation it is impossible to give definitive answer, I would think the means of escape from fire (MoE) was designed, taking into account the doors in place, by removing them, it is going to worsen the MoE, even too a dangerous condition. As it is a rented premises then it is subject to The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 which require the landlord to provide smoke and CO detectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hideyspidey Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Thanks. There are smoke alarms, I just thought that a closed door at least provides protection from smoke, no door = no protection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 You are quite correct read my first paragraph and ideally it should be fire doors but any door will be better than none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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