Fire Doors
Certified fire doorsets supplied and fitted for shops, offices, flats above shops and industrial premises, with the paperwork your fire risk assessor needs.
A fire door only works if every part of it is right: the door, the frame, the seals, the hinges, the closer and the gaps around the edge. Get one detail wrong and a door rated for 30 minutes may fail in five. Fire risk assessments often pick this up, and that is usually when we are called.
What the ratings mean
FD30 means the doorset held back fire for 30 minutes in a test. FD60 means 60 minutes. Higher ratings exist for special cases. An "S" after the rating (for example FD30S) means the door also has smoke seals, which slow the spread of cold smoke, often the bigger danger. Your fire risk assessment or building plans will say which rating each door needs.
Certified doorsets
We fit doors that come with third-party certification, which means an independent body has checked the product and how it is made. Each door carries a label or plug on its edge so an inspector can trace it. Fitting a certified door with uncertified hardware breaks the certification, so we use hinges, locks and closers that are approved for that door.
Fitting is where most doors fail
The gap around a fire door should be about 3 mm (within the limits set by the maker), and the gap under it must not be too large. Intumescent strips, which swell up in a fire to seal the gap, must be the right type and in the right place. The frame must be fixed solidly and the gap behind it filled with fire-rated material. We follow the maker's instructions to the letter.
Self-closing
Most fire doors must close by themselves, every time, from any angle. We fit and adjust the closer so it does, and fit hold-open devices that release on the fire alarm where doors need to stay open in normal use.
Records
After fitting we give you a record for each door: its location, rating, certification number and photos. Your fire risk assessor will ask for exactly this.
Who is responsible?
Under the Fire Safety Order, the "responsible person" (usually the employer, owner or managing agent) must keep fire doors in working order. Flats above shops often share a stair with the shop below, and doors there need extra care.
From first call to finished job
The steps for a fire doors job, in the order they happen.
Read the assessment
Send us your fire risk assessment or list of doors. We work from what it says each door must achieve.
Inspect each door
We measure openings, check frames and walls, and decide whether to repair or replace each door.
Door schedule and price
You receive a schedule listing each door, its rating and the work needed, with a fixed price.
Install
Doors are hung, sealed and fitted with approved hardware, then closers are adjusted.
Hand over the records
You get photos, labels and a written record for every door.
Fire door prices
The rating, size and hardware chosen set the price for each doorset. These are typical per-door figures.
Prices are before VAT and per door. We confirm the exact figure in writing after the survey.
Questions people ask about fire doors
It means the door also has smoke seals. FD30 resists fire for 30 minutes; FD30S does the same and also limits cold smoke passing around the edges.
Only with parts approved for that door. Ordinary hardware can create a weak spot or remove intumescent material, which breaks the certification.
Doors in busy areas are often checked every few months, and all doors at least once a year. Your fire risk assessment should set the frequency.
Most must. Doors to cupboards that are kept locked are a common exception. Your fire risk assessment will say which doors need closers.
More answers
Is FD60 better than FD30?
Do fire doors need intumescent strips?
Can I paint a fire door?
Can a fire door have a glass panel?
Fire Doors by town and city
Each page explains what we offer in that place. Repairs and call-outs are limited to the area around Coventry and Birmingham; elsewhere we take on planned installations.
- Aberdeen
- Bath
- Belfast
- Birmingham
- Bournemouth
- Bradford
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Chester
- Coventry
- Derby
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Gloucester
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Liverpool
- London
- Luton
- Manchester
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes
- Newcastle
- Northampton
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Swansea
- Swindon
- Wolverhampton
- York
Tell us about the job
A few lines and a photo are enough to start. We reply with a ballpark price and, if it suits you, a date for a free survey.
- Free survey, no obligation
- Written price before any work
- Installs across England from Coventry