Composite fire doors in Fareham: what's involved
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Fareham, we offer composite fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fareham has a broad mix of buildings, including small blocks of flats, care homes and houses with integral garages, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
We only fit composite doors in Fareham in configurations covered by the product's certification. Composite doorsets are a popular option for flat entrance programmes, and in Fareham they suit blocks where residents want colour choice and low maintenance.
Where do composite fire doors make sense?
Composite doorsets are widely used as flat entrance doors, both inside corridors and on external deck-access walkways where the door faces the weather. Their factory finish avoids repainting, which matters because paint build-up is a common reason seals stop working. Many products also offer security features alongside the fire rating.
What you get:
- Self-closer, smoke and intumescent seals
- Weather detailing for external deck-access doors
- Certificate reference and photo record
- FD30S composite doorset made to measure
Rules and responsibilities in Fareham
In Fareham, 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 Fareham 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Fareham
The need for composite fire doors usually arises in converted flats or purpose-built blocks of flats, and sometimes deck-access blocks. 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 Fareham to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Fareham job runs
- Survey opening, threshold and exposure
- Agree colour, glazing and hardware within the certified range
- Order doorset to measure
- Remove existing door and frame
- Install, seal and adjust to the manufacturer's instructions
- Test closer and locks and hand over evidence
Prices for composite fire doors in Fareham
Guide pricing for composite fire doors: £1,400–£2,600 per composite flat entrance doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Fareham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Fareham and nearby
Fareham is about 16.8 km from Southampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Gosport and Portsmouth. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you work in Fareham?
Yes, we take on composite fire doors in Fareham and the surrounding area, including Gosport and Portsmouth. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Fareham 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.
Are composite fire doors as good as timber ones?
Both can perform well when they are certified and installed correctly. Composite doors offer low maintenance and colour choice; timber doorsets offer more flexibility on sizes and finishes. The certification and installation matter more than the material.
Do composite fire doors need a closer?
Yes, as flat entrance doors they need a self-closing device that closes and latches them. This can be overhead or concealed, depending on the certified options.