What communal fire doors in Solihull should include
From the B91 postcode district outwards, we take on communal fire doors across Solihull for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Around Solihull, industrial units, HMOs and purpose-built flats 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.
The evidence pack for each communal door in Solihull is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets. Communal corridors and stairs in Solihull buildings take the heaviest use, so we choose finishes and hardware that keep working between checks.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Survey of every communal opening and its use
- Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required
- Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records
- Tested vision panels and durable finishes
What the rules say for Solihull
In Solihull, 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 Solihull 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.
Which buildings in Solihull need communal fire doors?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Solihull can all commission communal fire doors from us. The usual settings are sheltered and supported housing and hotels, though single doors for blocks of flats are just as welcome.
The steps on a Solihull 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
What does communal fire doors cost in Solihull?
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 Solihull building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Solihull and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Shirley, Acocks Green, Washwood Heath and Birmingham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you work in Solihull?
Yes, we take on communal fire doors in Solihull and the surrounding area, including Shirley and Acocks Green. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Solihull?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.