Mains-wired smoke and heat alarm installation
Interlinked mains-wired smoke and heat alarms fitted to Welsh rented-property standards. Correct siting, interlinking and certification across South Wales.
Rented properties in Wales must have interlinked smoke alarms on every storey and a heat alarm in the kitchen. Interlinked matters: an alarm that sounds only in the room where the smoke is does very little for someone asleep two floors up.
We fit mains-wired interlinked systems, site them where the regulations and the building layout actually require rather than where the ceiling is easiest, and leave you with documentation you can hand to a tenant or an agent.
- Interlinked mains-wired alarms with battery backup
- Heat alarm in the kitchen, smoke alarms on each storey
- Correct siting away from cooking fumes and bathroom steam
- Test record and certification for your compliance file
What Welsh rented-property rules require
The Renting Homes (Wales) framework requires working, interlinked smoke alarms on each storey and a heat alarm in the kitchen of a rented dwelling, alongside a valid electrical condition report. Landlords are the ones who get asked for evidence, so we provide it in writing.
If you are booking an EICR anyway, doing the alarms in the same visit avoids a second call-out charge.
Siting that actually works
Alarms too close to a kitchen door or a bathroom get taken down after the third false alarm, which means the property ends up non-compliant in practice. We site them to reduce nuisance triggers while keeping coverage correct.
Wired or wireless interlink
Hard-wired interlink is the cleanest option during a rewire or when ceilings are accessible. In finished properties, radio-interlinked mains alarms avoid tearing up decoration for the same functional result. We advise on which fits your property rather than defaulting to one.
Common questions
Do the alarms need to be mains powered?
Mains-wired with backup is the standard expectation for rented properties in Wales. We fit to that standard.
Can alarms be interlinked without new cabling?
Yes — radio-interlinked mains alarms achieve interlinking without running cable between ceilings.
Will you provide evidence for my letting agent?
Yes. You get a written installation and test record alongside the certificate.
Get a fixed price
Booking an EICR? Add alarms to the same visit and pay one call-out instead of two.