Winter home renovation can not forget fire

Although the weather is getting colder, many people’s enthusiasm for decoration has not diminished, and they still choose to remodel their houses at this time. However, the winter climate is dry and prone to fire accidents. What problems should you pay attention to during the renovation? How to ensure fire safety during the renovation process? In this connection, the reporter interviewed the fire protection expert of the municipal fire brigade.

“Do not arbitrarily demolish and renovate the building wall during the renovation.” Fire protection experts said that opening the door to open the hole, increasing the size of the doors and windows, and setting up arches, craft windows, etc., can enhance the aesthetics of the room, but if the wall is dismantled A load-bearing wall or a wall that has a fire-retardant function will reduce the fire resistance rating and reduce the overall safety of the house. Therefore, when the wall is demolished, it must be approved by the original design unit or a design unit with a corresponding qualification level before it can be implemented. In addition, the removal of heating, gas pipelines and other facilities must also obtain the consent of the heating management unit and gas management unit, and must not be brazen.

Fire protection experts remind that the balcony is a "safe harbor" in the event of a fire. When the balcony is decorated, it cannot increase its fire load, it cannot be decorated with flammable and flammable materials, and it cannot change the balcony into a storage room. In addition, it is not advisable to use a security net or guardrail to close the entire balcony.

The selection of decoration materials is also very important. Currently, there are many types of materials available for decoration on the market. To save costs, many people use ordinary wood strips, wall blankets, etc. to decorate ceilings and walls, burying fire hazards. For the safety of the family, fire-retardant or non-combustible materials should be selected during the renovation to avoid the use of flammable materials and use fire-resistant materials as much as possible. If the ceiling can be selected gypsum board, asbestos and other fire-retardant, flame-retardant, light-weight, moisture-proof materials; careful selection of combustible materials, must be selected, can be fire-retardant treatment.

When decorating a house, especially when decorating an old house, some people do not care about the aging and load problems of the line and blindly add electrical equipment. This is the main cause of fire. Therefore, in the increase of air-conditioning, water heaters and other high-power household appliances, it must be based on the house's own power carrying capacity to buy, but also to choose reliable quality electrical products.

At the same time, the decoration should choose a formal home improvement company, and sign a formal contract with the decoration company, clarify the brand, price and after-sales service of decoration materials, breach of contract, etc., to reduce the unnecessary economic losses brought about by barbaric construction or the remaining fire All kinds of accidents. It is best to choose the home improvement supervision company to ensure the quality of home improvement projects and meet the quality acceptance standards so that the legitimate rights and interests of the owners can be fully protected.