Domestic Sprinklers
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Sprinkler systems are ultimately designed to save lives and have been proven to control 99.7% of all fires. The Sprinkler heads are flush fitted to the ceilings activated individually, only when extreme temperatures (170ºF), are reached at the actual sprinkler head, thus eliminating false activation.
With the new version of Approved Document B, and the RRO there is clear recognition of the value of Sprinklers, not only in enhancing life safety of occupants but also of their value in providing additional levels of fire protection. Sprinklers are seen as providing an engineered solution.
One of the most ignored benefits of sprinklers is the additional flexibility, which sprinklers provide to designers and builders. Sprinklers can allow for much more interesting use of space. In unconventional or unusual buildings, including sprinklers in a specification will often enable Building Regulations compliance to be achieved in a very cost-effective manner. Where changes of use are being anticipated, utilizing sprinklers is often the only way in which means of escape requirements can be provided. In other situations, the freedom Architects seek to implement with a stylish or unorthodox design can only be accomplished using sprinklers. Overall, designers can achieve greater freedom to fulfil their overall vision. Including features such as:
- Larger compartment sizes.
- More open spatial designs.
- Reducing exit door widths.
- Reducing periods of fire resistance to elements of a structure.
- Reducing constraints such as distances between buildings.
Why Domestic Sprinklers?
Founded in 2000, Domestic Sprinklers, cover domestic, residential and commercial installations and are the oldest established Residential sprinkler company in the UK. We believe a home should be more than just a home, but a home free of hazard which is why we continue to save lives. With long term trusted partnerships and relationships with the nation’s most recognized fire sprinkler organizations and institutions we can ensure an environment in which people can live safe and free of hazard.
Legislation for fire sprinklers has now been approved in Wales and all new builds are required to have a sprinkler system installed. The UK is just revising Part B of Building Regulations and it is anticipated that it will also adopt the same legislation. If you haven’t had many dealings with sprinklers now would be a great time to learn more. Providing our customers with peace of mind through our unique start to finish specialist Fire Sprinkler services, Domestic Sprinklers can offer free technical support to ensure that the right type of sprinkler system is designed and installed that minimizes cost and maximizes efficiency.
In choosing to work with Domestic Sprinklers our customers can have confidence that their people, assets and interests are always protected and in safe hands.
Above all else you are building a safer home and protecting lives!
Heritage Experts
Fire is possibly the greatest threat to those who serve to protect heritage buildings. As unlike other factors such as theft and vandalism that may only damage a heritage building, fire is the only element that will if left unprotected destroy a building to its very roots. With heritage buildings poor and outdated means of escape, not only can fire sprinklers help to protect a heritage building from the risk of fire, but help to adhere with current building regulations without significant architectural building modification. As a recognised heritage expert in the UK sprinkler industry, Domestic Sprinklers have installed many a system to vulnerable listed buildings across the U.K and take great pride in having done so.
The Hyde Residential Home – Bupa UK – Bridport
Built in the 1500’s, the Hyde named after John Hyde who held the land and house for Catherine Queen of England during the reign of King Henry VIII became a care home for the elderly in the 1900’s and was since purchased by the private care group BUPA. BUPA commissioned Domestic Sprinklers to survey, design and install sprinklers to cover the building.
Gilbert White & The Oates Collections – Selborne
Located in the picturesque Hampshire village of Selborne, Domestic Sprinklers designed and installed the current fire sprinkler system for this prestigious 18th century village house.
Clavell Tower – Wareham
Positioned on the Jurassic Coast, this Grade 2 listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830 was fit with a fire engineered sprinkler system.
BIM Design
Offering a full design and installation service for domestic, residential and light commercial fire sprinkler systems, Domestic Sprinklers use MagiCAD &AutoCAD, the industry’s most recognized BIM solution for designing and calculating all our sprinkler systems. MagiCAD enables us to combine powerful drawing capabilities with the intelligence of a built in sprinkler calculation engine. Ultimately resulting in faster turnover on our designs with increased precision compliant with leading sprinkler standards such as EN 12845, BS 9251:2014, NFPA 13 and CEA 4001. The distinctive efficacy of MagiCAD within AutoCAD allows us to attain precise calculations of actual flow density for each sprinkler head as well as identifying the weakest and four weakest sprinkler heads automatically.
Email: email@domesticsprinklers.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 1305 765763
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