Getting communal fire doors right in Bordon
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Bordon, we offer communal fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Bordon, family homes after loft conversions, houses with integral garages and schools all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Communal corridors and stairs in Bordon buildings take the heaviest use, so we choose finishes and hardware that keep working between checks. The evidence pack for each communal door in Bordon 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records
- Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required
- Phased programme keeping escape routes protected
- Certified single, double or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
The regulations behind fire doors in Bordon
England's framework applies in Bordon. 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.
For blocks over 11 metres in Bordon, 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 Bordon?
From blocks of flats to hotels, the requirement for communal fire doors in Bordon 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.
The steps on a Bordon installation
- 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 Bordon
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 Bordon as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Bordon
Bordon is about 44.5 km from Southampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Farnham and Aldershot. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Bordon
Is Bordon within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bordon in Hampshire and neighbouring towns such as Farnham. 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.
How often should communal fire doors be checked?
In England, every three months for residential buildings above 11 metres under regulation 10. Your fire risk assessment may set other frequencies for other buildings and nations.
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.