good morning,

i'm just about to undertake a rather sizeable attic conversion. I have done several over the years but have not done one for around 7 years now.

for me one of the worst things about a loft conversion (in so much as the negative impact it has on the aesthetics of the house) is the compliance of fire regulations / means of escape etc. Fire doors, self closers, enclosing stairwells and so on.

Anyway, in my research thus far it seems that many people are now turning to using a domestic sprinkler system which (according to the suppliers adverts) means that the 'approved document b' compliance can be all but done away with.

it seems a very vague area and so i wonder if anybody has any experience of installing such a system and if so what parts of the regs it allows you to do away with.

many thanks in advance.