What communal fire doors in Deal should include
Our communal fire doors service in Deal is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Deal, fire door work covers everything from family homes after loft conversions to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
The evidence pack for each communal door in Deal is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets. Communal corridors and stairs in Deal buildings take the heaviest use, so we choose finishes and hardware that keep working between checks.
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:
- Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required
- Certified single, double or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Survey of every communal opening and its use
- Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records
The regulations behind fire doors in Deal
The rules that apply to fire doors in Deal 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 Deal 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.
Where communal fire doors fit in Deal
Typical settings for communal fire doors include hotels, student accommodation and blocks of flats. In Deal, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
From enquiry to handover in Deal
- 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
Budgeting for communal fire doors in Deal
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 Deal building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Deal and nearby
Deal is about 61.9 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Dover and Ramsgate. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Deal
Do you cover CT14 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Deal including CT14, and nearby towns such as Dover and Ramsgate. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Deal building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
Can communal fire doors be held open?
Only with a proper hold-open device that releases the door when the fire alarm operates. Wedges and hooks are not acceptable. Electromagnetic holders or free-swing closers are the usual solutions.