Communal fire doors in Crawley, RH11

Communal fire doors: our service in Crawley

Looking for communal fire doors in Crawley? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Crawley and the wider West Sussex area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.

Around Crawley, HMOs, schools and industrial units 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 Crawley is set out to support whatever checking regime your fire risk assessment sets. Communal corridors and stairs in Crawley 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.

On a typical job that means:

• Evidence pack suitable for regulation 10 records
• Phased programme keeping escape routes protected
• Survey of every communal opening and its use
• Closers, coordinators and hold-opens as required

The regulations behind fire doors in Crawley

The rules that apply to fire doors in Crawley 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 Crawley 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.

Which buildings in Crawley need communal fire doors?

The need for communal fire doors usually arises in blocks of flats or student accommodation, and sometimes sheltered and supported housing. 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 Crawley to keep escape routes protected throughout.

Our process in Crawley

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 Crawley?

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 Crawley as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

Crawley and neighbouring towns

Beyond Crawley itself we also cover nearby towns such as Horley (7.0 km), Horsham and East Grinstead. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.

Common questions