Double fire doors: our service in Newmarket
If you need double fire doors in Newmarket, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Newmarket, small offices, schools and houses with integral garages 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.
Every pair we fit in Newmarket is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Newmarket care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Why pairs need extra care
The meeting stiles are the weak point of a pair. Gaps there must be controlled, both leaves need intumescent and smoke seals as specified, and if the meeting edges are rebated, a door coordinator is usually needed so the leaves close in the right order. If they close out of sequence, the door may not latch and will not perform as tested.
As standard, the work covers:
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Closers matched to each leaf
What the rules say for Newmarket
In Newmarket, 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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket
The need for double fire doors usually arises in communal corridors or hospitals and clinics, and sometimes office cores. 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 Newmarket to keep escape routes protected throughout.
What happens after you enquire
- Survey opening width, use and traffic
- Select pair configuration and hardware set
- Order certified doorset with coordinator and bolts if needed
- Install frame and hang both leaves
- Set closing sequence, seals and latching
- Test hold-open release and record evidence
What does double fire doors cost in Newmarket?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for double fire doors is £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Nearby areas we cover from Newmarket
Nearby towns we cover include Haverhill, Ely and Cambridge. Distance from Newmarket does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Newmarket within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Newmarket in Cambridgeshire and neighbouring towns such as Haverhill. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Newmarket?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
Can double fire doors be held open?
Yes, with hold-open devices that release on the fire alarm, or with free-swing closers. Wedges and hooks are not acceptable.
What does a door coordinator do?
It holds the leaf that must close second until the first leaf has shut, so rebated meeting edges close in the right order and both leaves latch. Without it, the pair can end up open or misaligned.