How do I know how many smoke detectors I need?

If you have a door to the basement stairs or an upper floor, you need one detector on each side of it. If your house is bigger than 1,000 square feet — excluding an attached garage — you need a detector for every 500 square feet and it has to be no further than 30 feet away from another detector.

How many smoke detectors do I need in a 4 bedroom house?

A two-story 4-bedroom home would need at least two more—one for the additional bedroom and one for the downstairs living area (where there are no bedrooms).

How many smoke detectors do I need in a 2 bedroom house?

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), you should install smoke detectors on every floor of your home, in each bedroom, outside of sleeping areas, and in hallways.

How many smoke alarms do I need in a 2 bedroom house?

Install at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home. Fit your smoke alarms in the right place. The ideal position is on the ceiling, in the middle of a room or on a hallway or landing. Consider fitting additional alarms in other rooms where there are electrical appliances and near sleeping areas.

Should every bedroom have a smoke detector?

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), smoke alarms should be installed on every level of your home, including the basement. Fire detectors should also be installed inside of every bedroom and outside of each sleeping area. There is no such thing as having too many smoke alarms in your home!

What rooms should have smoke detectors?

Install smoke alarms inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. On levels without bedrooms, install alarms in the living room (or den or family room) or near the stairway to the upper level, or in both locations.

Does every bedroom need a smoke alarm?

It’s important to have enough smoke alarms in your home. For many years NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, has required as a minimum that smoke alarms be installed inside every sleep room (even for existing homes) in addition to requiring them outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home.

Do all rooms need smoke detectors?

“You should make sure you have at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home, preferably in hallways and landings. Install at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home. Fit your smoke alarms in the right place. The ideal position is on the ceiling, in the middle of a room or on a hallway or landing.

Does every bedroom need a smoke detector?

Do I need a smoke detector in living room?

Installing smoke alarms Install smoke alarms inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. On levels without bedrooms, install alarms in the living room (or den or family room) or near the stairway to the upper level, or in both locations.

How many CO detectors should you have?

In general, a CO alarm should be installed adjacent to sleeping areas and at least one per level. Each alarm should provide coverage for approximately 400-1,000 square feet.