Interlinked alarms · Scottish law
Since February 2022 every home in Scotland has to have interlinked smoke and heat alarms, so that if one goes off, they all do. Jack brings your home up to standard in a single visit: the right alarms in the right rooms, interlinked, tested and left working, with a carbon monoxide alarm added where you need one.
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What the standard asks for
The rules came in on 1 February 2022 and apply to every home, owned or rented. Compliant looks like this:
01
A smoke alarm in the living room
Ceiling-mounted, in the main room you actually use.
02
A smoke alarm on every hallway and landing
One in the circulation space on each level of the home.
03
A heat alarm in the kitchen
Heat, not smoke, so everyday cooking does not set it off.
04
All of them interlinked
When one sounds, they all sound, so you hear it wherever you are in the house.
No surprises
No fixed price online because homes differ, but you always get a straight number up front before anything is fitted.
A typical job
A three-bed house still running the old standalone battery alarms: Jack fits a smoke alarm in the living room, one on the hall and one on the landing, a heat alarm in the kitchen, and links them wirelessly, plus a carbon monoxide alarm by the boiler. Done in a single visit, tested in front of you, and the home is up to the Scottish standard.
Priced up front · usually a single visit
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Straight answers
Yes. Since 1 February 2022 every home in Scotland must have interlinked smoke and heat alarms, under the Tolerable Standard set out in the Housing (Scotland) Act. It applies to all homes, whether you own or rent.
A smoke alarm in the living room or main living area, a smoke alarm on every hallway and landing, and a heat alarm in the kitchen, all interlinked so that when one sounds, they all sound. You also need a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a carbon-fuelled appliance, such as a boiler, fire or wood burner.
Either is allowed. Mains-wired alarms are hard-wired and interlinked; or you can use sealed, tamper-proof alarms with a 10-year lithium battery that interlink wirelessly. Jack talks through which suits your home and fits it the tidy way, with minimal mess.
No. Wireless (radio-interlinked) alarms are the least disruptive to fit in a home that is already lived in, but mains-wired interlinked alarms are equally valid, and are the natural choice during a rewire or on a new build. Jack fits both.
Yes. Interlinked alarms are part of the Repairing Standard for private rented homes as well, so a rented property must meet the same requirement as an owner-occupied one.
Most homes are done in a single short visit. Jack fits the alarms in the right rooms, interlinks them, tests the lot and leaves everything working, with the old alarms taken away.
Tell Jack about your home and he'll bring it up to the Scottish interlinked-alarm standard, quoted up front and fitted in a single visit.
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