Communal fire doors: our service in Slough
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Slough, we offer communal fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Buildings in and around Slough range from HMOs to offices and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Communal corridors and stairs in Slough buildings take the heaviest use, so we choose finishes and hardware that keep working between checks. The evidence pack for each communal door in Slough is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets.
How do you work in an occupied building?
Escape routes have to stay usable. We phase communal door work so that no stair or corridor is left without protection overnight, keep a doorset ready to fit before removing the old one, and agree working hours with the building manager. Where a hold-open device is needed, we coordinate with your fire alarm contractor for the release interface.
As standard, the work covers:
- Survey of every communal opening and its use
- Phased programme keeping escape routes protected
- Certified single, double or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required
Fire door law for Slough properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Slough are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Slough block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Which buildings in Slough need communal fire doors?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Slough can all commission communal fire doors from us. The usual settings are sheltered and supported housing and student accommodation, though single doors for blocks of flats are just as welcome.
How a Slough job runs
- Survey communal doors and plan a phased sequence
- Agree working hours and resident notices with the client
- Order doorsets to size with matching hardware
- Replace doors one route section at a time
- Commission closers and hold-opens with the alarm contractor
- Hand over evidence for your fire safety records
Prices for communal fire doors in Slough
Guide pricing for communal fire doors: from around £800 for a single communal doorset to £3,200 for a glazed pair, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Slough building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Slough and neighbouring towns
Slough is about 26.7 km from Reading, and we cover both, along with nearby Windsor and Maidenhead. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you cover SL1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Slough including SL1, and nearby towns such as Windsor and Maidenhead. The survey and written quote are free.
How quickly can you survey in Slough?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
Will the stairs be out of use while you work?
No. We phase the work so that each route stays protected and usable, replacing doors one section at a time and never leaving an opening without a door at the end of the day.
Do communal doors need vision panels?
Not always, but they are common on cross-corridor and lobby doors so people can see who is coming the other way. Any glazing has to be fire-rated and fitted in a tested system.