Interlinked smoke alarm quote

loadsacash

Hi

I have just had a quote for the an Interlinked Smoke Alarm.  

The quote is to supply and fit the alarm and comes to £397.76 including VAT.

I wondered if this was a reasonable price as it seems a little expensive

MovingForwards

How many rooms? Is it a flat / house? Hardwired? County you're in? 

The_Fat_Controller

@loadsacash

Hardwired or 10 year tamper proof battery (for new Scottish regulations) ?

How many of each type, smoke, heat and CO ?

I bought 2 smoke, 1 heat and 1 CO interlinked battery alarms for £115 but will fit myself.

loadsacash

We need alarms for kitchen, hall and landing and a carbon monoxide alarm  for the gas cooker.

We have a 3 bedroomed house and the alarms will be battery alarms

The_Fat_Controller

@loadsacash suggest you read this page.

https://www.mygov.scot/home-fire-safety

You need a HEAT ALARM for the kitchen, SMOKE ALARMS in the hall, landing and main living space.

You only need a CO alarm if you have a boiler or wood burner etc, they are not required for gas cookers or hobs.

cod3

loadsacash said:

We need alarms for kitchen, hall and landing and a carbon monoxide alarm  for the gas cooker.

We have a 3 bedroomed house and the alarms will be battery alarms

Also in a 3 bed house in Scotland.  I got 3 smoke alarms (living room, hall, top landing) + 1 heat alarm for the kitchen.  Interlinked with 10 year batteries.  Got a company to fit them as we had a couple of electrical jobs to do also.  The alarms on the quote were £31 each plus VAT.  The labour was not much (£30-£40 for this part of the job)  Came with a remote control and the electrician issued a certificate.  Got a CO alarm for £20 on Amazon (gas boiler).  This was a couple of weeks ago.

Your quote does seem high to me.

Norman_Castle

Presumably these simply screw to the ceiling. https://www.safelincs.co.uk/hispec-rf-pro-range-sealed-battery-wireless-2-smoke-1-heat-alarm-kit/
If your quote is for mains powered alarms I'd expect the price would be higher due to the extra labour. Does Scottish law insist on certification? If so I suspect there would be a charge for that.

comeandgo

No, there is no requirement for certification.  Most people can place the battery alarms on the ceiling themselves.

GaleSF63

Norman_Castle said:

Presumably these simply screw to the ceiling. https://www.safelincs.co.uk/hispec-rf-pro-range-sealed-battery-wireless-2-smoke-1-heat-alarm-kit/
If your quote is for mains powered alarms I'd expect the price would be higher due to the extra labour. Does Scottish law insist on certification? If so I suspect there would be a charge for that.

A lot of the alarms for sale come with sticky pads for fixing making it an easy job for anyone who doesn't mind being at the top of a step-ladder. 
The one you quote doesn't seem to mention anything about how to fix them, but presumably pads can be bought if preferred. 

missile

I bought my alarms for £175 and DIY. £395 seems a bit steep.