Student accommodation case study
Fire door remediation at Louise House, Westminster
A £75,000+ fire door and FRA remedial programme for SAV Group at Louise House, a 112-room, seven-storey student accommodation building in Westminster. The six-week programme was completed in November 2024 while the building remained occupied, with 72 communal and fire exit doors repaired and seven replaced, alongside room-door surveys and phased follow-on planning.
Project requirement
The challenge.
Following a fire risk assessment, SAV Group needed a clear understanding of the condition of the fire doors at Louise House and a practical route to addressing the findings. The seven-storey student accommodation building at 33 Medway Street contains 112 rooms, with communal routes, fire exits and individual room doors requiring different inspection and remedial arrangements. The building remained occupied throughout the six-week programme, making access and coordination with building management important. The requirement extended beyond the door works: the client also needed help bringing together evidence from different trades and responding to London Fire Brigade recommendations.
Delivery control
How the work was managed.
FireX carried out a door survey following the FRA and delivered the communal and fire exit door programme over six weeks while Louise House remained occupied. Of the 79 doors addressed, 72 were repaired and seven replaced. Room doors were surveyed separately and incorporated into a phased works plan. FireX assisted SAV Group in setting up regular in-house inspections for all fire doors and in compiling evidence from the various trades against the FRA actions. Liaison with London Fire Brigade helped the client review recommendations and incorporate them into the agreed actions supporting safe use of the building. Door survey reports, repair and installation worksheets with photographs, and an updated FRA following the works formed part of the handover.
Scope of works
Scope delivered.
A six-week programme in an occupied student building: 72 communal and fire exit doors repaired, seven replaced, a separate phased plan for room doors, and coordinated survey, works and FRA records.
- Fire door survey following the FRA
- Repairs to 72 communal and fire exit doors
- Replacement of seven communal and fire exit doors
- Room-door surveys and a phased remedial works plan
- Assistance setting up regular in-house inspections for all fire doors
- Coordination of evidence from various trades against FRA actions
- Liaison with London Fire Brigade and implementation of relevant recommendations
Completion evidence
Traceable records for the completed works.
The handover brought together door survey reports, repair and installation worksheets supported by photographs, and an updated FRA following the works. These records supported review of the completed actions, with the phased room-door plan identifying follow-on requirements separately.
- Door survey reports
- Repair worksheets with photographs
- Installation worksheets with photographs
- Updated fire risk assessment following the works
- Room-door survey and phased works plan
- Evidence from various trades compiled against FRA actions
Related capability
Services used on comparable requirements.
Every scope is confirmed against the building, available evidence and the limits of the relevant certification.
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Seventy-nine doors addressed over six weeks in an occupied building.
The six-week communal and fire exit door programme was completed in November 2024 while the building remained occupied. FireX repaired 72 doors and replaced seven, with survey reports and photographic repair and installation worksheets included in the handover alongside an updated FRA following the works. SAV Group was also supported with a separate phased plan for room doors, regular in-house inspection arrangements and the compilation of evidence against the FRA actions. Liaison with London Fire Brigade helped the client incorporate recommendations into its fire-safety arrangements. Room-door remediation was identified separately for phased follow-on delivery.
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