Commercial fire doors in Maidstone, done to the evidence
If you need commercial fire doors in Maidstone, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Maidstone protect escape routes in schools, converted period houses and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For commercial buildings in Maidstone, we coordinate access control and alarm interfaces before the doors arrive. Each commercial door we fit in Maidstone gets a record your fire risk assessor can use straight away.
Access control and hold-opens
Modern offices and hotels often combine fire doors with access control, electric locks and hold-open devices linked to the fire alarm. Electric locking on an escape route has to release safely, and any holes, cables and devices in the door must be covered by the evidence. We coordinate with your security and fire alarm contractors on the interfaces.
On a typical job that means:
- Hold-open devices linked to the fire alarm
- Doorsets with veneer, laminate or paint finishes
- Glazed and solid options to certification
- Out-of-hours and phased working
The regulations behind fire doors in Maidstone
In Maidstone, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Maidstone building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Where commercial fire doors fit in Maidstone
You are most likely to need commercial fire doors if you look after shops, gyms and leisure sites or offices. Whatever the building in Maidstone, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Maidstone
- Survey doors and agree priorities with the duty holder
- Specify doorsets, finishes and hardware
- Coordinate with security and alarm contractors
- Install in phases around operations
- Commission closers, locks and hold-opens
- Hand over the evidence pack
Budgeting for commercial fire doors in Maidstone
As a guide, budget £750–£2,000 per commercial doorset, depending on finish and hardware, ex VAT for commercial fire doors. The figure for your Maidstone building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Maidstone and neighbouring towns
As well as Maidstone, we cover neighbouring towns including Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham. The survey and quote are free.
Questions from Maidstone
Is Maidstone within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Maidstone in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Chatham. There is no charge for the survey.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
Can veneered fire doors match our interior?
Many certified doorsets come in a wide range of veneers and laminates, so matching an interior scheme is usually possible.
Can fire doors have access control?
Yes, if the electric locks, readers and cabling are covered by the door's certification and the locking releases safely for escape. We coordinate with your security contractor.