Communal fire doors in Croydon

Communal fire doors for Croydon buildings

When you book communal fire doors in Croydon, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.

Fire doors in Croydon protect escape routes in student accommodation, hotels and shared houses alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.

We phase communal door replacements in Croydon so every escape route stays protected throughout the programme. The evidence pack for each communal door in Croydon is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets.

Pairs, vision panels and robust finishes

We fit single, double and leaf-and-a-half communal doors, with vision panels in tested glazing systems and finishes chosen to stand up to use, such as laminates and kick plates covered by the certification. For pairs, the meeting edges, rebates and any door coordinator must match the evidence; see our double fire doors page.

What you get:

• Phased programme keeping escape routes protected
• Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records
• Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required
• Tested vision panels and durable finishes

Fire door law for Croydon properties

In Croydon, 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.

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 Croydon 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.

Buildings and duty holders in Croydon

You are most likely to need communal fire doors if you look after blocks of flats, student accommodation or sheltered and supported housing. Whatever the building in Croydon, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.

Our process in Croydon

1. Survey communal doors and plan a phased sequence
2. Agree working hours and resident notices with the client
3. Order doorsets to size with matching hardware
4. Replace doors one route section at a time
5. Commission closers and hold-opens with the alarm contractor
6. Hand over evidence for your fire safety records

Budgeting for communal fire doors in Croydon

As a guide, budget from around £800 for a single communal doorset to £3,200 for a glazed pair, ex VAT for communal fire doors. The figure for your Croydon 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.

Nearby areas we cover from Croydon

Neighbouring towns such as South Croydon, Wallington, Carshalton and Mitcham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Common questions