Communal fire door installation in Greenwich

Getting communal fire doors right in Greenwich

For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Greenwich, we offer communal fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.

In and around Greenwich, fire door work covers everything from schools to shared houses. We plan each job around the people who use the building.

Communal corridors and stairs in Greenwich buildings take the heaviest use, so we choose finishes and hardware that keep working between checks. The evidence pack for each communal door in Greenwich 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.

Each installation includes:

• Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required
• Certified single, double or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
• Tested vision panels and durable finishes
• Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records

Rules and responsibilities in Greenwich

England's framework applies in Greenwich. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.

For blocks over 11 metres in Greenwich, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.

Who needs communal fire doors in Greenwich?

From student accommodation to blocks of flats, the requirement for communal fire doors in Greenwich comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.

How a Greenwich job runs

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

What does communal fire doors cost in Greenwich?

Budget around from around £800 for a single communal doorset to £3,200 for a glazed pair, ex VAT for communal fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Greenwich as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

Covering Greenwich and nearby

Neighbouring towns such as Blackheath, Canary Wharf, Catford and Peckham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

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