jocelyn plummer
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In his infinite wisdom, my other 'alf has volunteered to train with the Fireservice to do fire risk assessments and install, where required, smoke alarms, as supplied by fire service for free to us wrinklies.
Ever the cynic I said to 'im ' you be very careful--- if you are putting those smoke alarms in a listed building, you'd better be sure what you are doing, attaching to lathe and plaster ceilings etc etc ectc.' He replied' f*** off'. '
So I put the fire service to test, called out their free assessor and asked for our smoke alarms to be updated. A youngster arrived plus brief case, he drifted around the house, made noises about plugs and power breakers, replaced the smoke alarms---- with sticky stuff, and left.
I lit a candle in the hall, smoke alarm went off, wouldn't stop, so I pushed it to stop it--very gently mind-- alarm and lump of plaster fell off onto the floor. :shock:
Had I been still living in a listed building , especially the last one, I would have been hopping mad at the damage to the ceiling.
To add insult to injury the assessor never even looked in the loft, where there is no smoke alarm. Again, had we been at our previous property the attic space needed , and is about to have, I believe, a fairly comprehensive fire alarm system under the new owners care.
With regard to fire resistant paint coatings for doors in listed buildings, I think it is a better option than having to have fire resistant doors fitted, at least you end up with the original door.
Ever the cynic I said to 'im ' you be very careful--- if you are putting those smoke alarms in a listed building, you'd better be sure what you are doing, attaching to lathe and plaster ceilings etc etc ectc.' He replied' f*** off'. '
So I put the fire service to test, called out their free assessor and asked for our smoke alarms to be updated. A youngster arrived plus brief case, he drifted around the house, made noises about plugs and power breakers, replaced the smoke alarms---- with sticky stuff, and left.
I lit a candle in the hall, smoke alarm went off, wouldn't stop, so I pushed it to stop it--very gently mind-- alarm and lump of plaster fell off onto the floor. :shock:
Had I been still living in a listed building , especially the last one, I would have been hopping mad at the damage to the ceiling.
To add insult to injury the assessor never even looked in the loft, where there is no smoke alarm. Again, had we been at our previous property the attic space needed , and is about to have, I believe, a fairly comprehensive fire alarm system under the new owners care.
With regard to fire resistant paint coatings for doors in listed buildings, I think it is a better option than having to have fire resistant doors fitted, at least you end up with the original door.
