Smoke Alarms
Smoke Alarms
Hi All,
As a newbie just setting up ( chambres d'hotes ) thanks for all the valuable information on the site ! I've encountered a problem with the new smoke alarm regs . A discussion between local expats has left me confused . One was convinced that the regular alarms were ok , another suggested that smoke plus fire detectors were required in cdhotes. Can anyone confirm the position and if more advanced detectors are needed where can I source them as the local bricos only seem to stock the regular models ?
Merci bien
As a newbie just setting up ( chambres d'hotes ) thanks for all the valuable information on the site ! I've encountered a problem with the new smoke alarm regs . A discussion between local expats has left me confused . One was convinced that the regular alarms were ok , another suggested that smoke plus fire detectors were required in cdhotes. Can anyone confirm the position and if more advanced detectors are needed where can I source them as the local bricos only seem to stock the regular models ?
Merci bien
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Hello mikem and welcome to the forum.
I see French Cricket has pretty much answered your question on the B&B page. She's right for places with 15 beds and/or 5 rooms and under. If you exceed either of those figures, there's a whole new set of regs that you have to adhere to, such as wired in smoke alarms, safety lighting and stairs isolated from the rest of the building.
Hope this helps
I see French Cricket has pretty much answered your question on the B&B page. She's right for places with 15 beds and/or 5 rooms and under. If you exceed either of those figures, there's a whole new set of regs that you have to adhere to, such as wired in smoke alarms, safety lighting and stairs isolated from the rest of the building.
Hope this helps
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I'm sorry to tell you that your OH isn't correct, gitemontjoly - the 15 person/5 room limit is part of national legislation and can't be over-ridden by an individual region or department: http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/prof ... 1521.xhtml
A little clarification for those of you have gites - there is a grey area between gites and chambres d'hotes - especially if you supply linen and cleaning. However, if your gites (like mine) are individual units for less than 15 people and 5 rooms, even though in total it exceeds that limit (27 people and 13 rooms for me) it is not classed as an ERP.
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