Smoke alarm placement

[Guest Mark Bonnington]

I know that smoke alarms need to be a min 300mm from walls, but is this the same for loft hatches does the alarm have to be a min 300mm from the hatch?

[green-foam]

The idea is that a smoke alarm is NOT mounted in a "dead area"  If the loft hatch takes up most of the available room then you have no choice. Also you should read what the instructions say.