Fire Safety in a New Building

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:26:40 GMT

A better quality of life....

You will have it.

[quote userid="9440" url="~/001/nonclinical/veterinary-practice-management/f/occupational-health/29225/fire-safety-in-a-new-building/224211#224211"]a more stressful one[/quote]

Maybe, maybe not. It will be a more pleasant kind of stress, anyway.

There are plenty of clients who will really prefer "the little practice on the corner" .

Oh yeah, at first there will be all the professional bad debtors, liars, thieves and cheats, testing you out. Stick to your guns and they will go away again eventually.

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

janine redman — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:14:00 GMT

Thanks Richard - just what I need for starters

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

janine redman — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:13:32 GMT

Thanks that’s helps cheer me up .

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Dinu Catilina — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:24:16 GMT

[quote userid="9440" url="~/001/nonclinical/veterinary-practice-management/f/occupational-health/29225/fire-safety-in-a-new-building/224235#224235"]next big outlay is X-ray and processor ! [/quote]

Apologies for the off topic but don't jump at everything new and expensive. We opened our practice with about £50000 which included building work.

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Rob Loxley — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:45:24 GMT

[quote userid="9440" url="~/001/nonclinical/veterinary-practice-management/f/occupational-health/29225/fire-safety-in-a-new-building/224235#224235"]As it is only 85m sq[/quote]

Ha, we're running a 3.75 vet practice out of just under 90sqm...

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Richard Carter — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:25:17 GMT

exciting times - enjoy it, worth it in the end!! We have a contract with xact for HR and H&S - they have downloads for fire protocols etc

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

janine redman — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 21:55:11 GMT

Toolate re architect , that was a significant expense right at the start of this venture. You are right he ate my limited funds , though he was good .

the fire department just gave a list of websites and companies!

As it is only 85m sq I will go with builder and fire safety guy we use for the Cattery and see if we can get by

THANKS EVERYBODY

next big outlay is X-ray and processor !

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Malcolm Ness — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:26:42 GMT

+1 for contacting the Fire Brigade.

We have done a number of vet builds and conversions.

Be very, very careful about engaging an architect - their ability to gouge fees make your average lawyer look like a committed charitable giver. They also have a habit of overestimating their worth in a specialist build like a vet clinic.

Consider 'Design and Build'. This is now a well-recognised and properly regulated way to build. Many more forward-looking building firms work largely or exclusively through D and B contracts. The advantages include a much more collaborative approach to the design and costing of the project without the risk of the often significant 'up front' costs associated with the conventional way of doing things. If you do go down the conventional route, hire a Quantity Surveyor before an architect. A decent QS will look after your interest, make sure you get the best price (cheapest is very rarely best!!) project-manage and protect you from other money-grubbers.

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Glenn Hodgson — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:01:57 GMT

We asked the fire brigade to make sure they were happy with our plans. :-) You will be best with an architect to get plans though building control though.

Been there done it, this is one of the jobs you are best to pay someone else to do. There are plenty of (changing) subtleties in fire safety.

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

janine redman — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:46:37 GMT

I was hoping not to just google as I prefer recommendation. However my local social media group have been fantastic with suggestions for graphic designers so I will pose the next question,

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:15:02 GMT

As Dinu said, there are lots of companies that do fire safety for businesses - google should give you options.

Good luck with your new venture. It is very hard work setting up your own place, but very rewarding.

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Dinu Catilina — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:52:16 GMT

There are companies that only do this, we had an inspector coming in, checked the building decided what needs doing to be legal and where we should have fire extinguishers, exit routes, etc.

Worth every penny.

Good luck with your new venture, I wish there were more like you. Just not in Chesterfield!

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

janine redman — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:31:04 GMT

It’s a scary venture, and a very small property but have come to a point in my life where I don’t like being told what to do by a large corporation. Hoping for a better quality of life . Might just a more stressful one

RE: Fire Safety in a New Building

Bob Russell — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:18:48 GMT

This should all be part of the architect's job!

Lucky you having a new build! There is a site where I would like to build but it never seems to come up for sale.