Communal fire doors: our service in Leicestershire
Across Leicestershire, from Leicester to Loughborough, we survey, supply and fit communal fire doors for homes, blocks of flats and workplaces.
Communal corridors and stairs in Leicestershire buildings take the heaviest use, so we choose finishes and hardware that keep working between checks. The evidence pack for each communal door in Leicestershire is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets.
Wherever your building is in Leicestershire, the fire safety duties come from national rules, and our installation standard is the same.
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.
Which fire door rules apply in Leicestershire?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire 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.
Our process in Leicestershire
- 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
What does communal fire doors cost in Leicestershire?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for communal fire doors is from around £800 for a single communal doorset to £3,200 for a glazed pair, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Communal fire doors questions
Do you provide communal fire doors across Leicestershire?
Yes. We cover all of Leicestershire, including Leicester and Loughborough. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.
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.