Communal fire doors in Frome

Communal fire doors in Frome, done to the evidence

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

Fire doors in Frome protect escape routes in houses with integral garages, small blocks of flats and light industrial buildings alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.

The evidence pack for each communal door in Frome is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets. Communal corridors and stairs in Frome 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
• Tested vision panels and durable finishes
• Survey of every communal opening and its use
• Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records

Fire door law for Frome properties

In Frome, 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.

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 Frome 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.

Where communal fire doors fit in Frome

The need for communal fire doors usually arises in student accommodation or sheltered and supported housing, and sometimes blocks of flats. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Frome to keep escape routes protected throughout.

From enquiry to handover in Frome

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 Frome?

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 Frome 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.

Around Frome

Frome is about 16.5 km from Bath, and we cover both, along with nearby Trowbridge and Kingswood. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.

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