Getting double fire doors right in St Austell
Our double fire doors service covers St Austell and the wider Cornwall area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
St Austell has a broad mix of buildings, including family homes after loft conversions, houses with integral garages and small blocks of flats, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in St Austell take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for St Austell care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Leaf-and-a-half for wider routes
Leaf-and-a-half doors give a usable everyday opening through the main leaf, with the smaller leaf opened for beds, trolleys or deliveries. They are common in care homes, hospitals and schools. The smaller leaf may be held with flush bolts; any bolts and their positions must be covered by the evidence.
What you get:
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Commissioning of closing sequence
Fire door law for St Austell properties
England's framework applies in St Austell. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in St Austell, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Which buildings in St Austell need double fire doors?
From hospitals and clinics to office cores, the requirement for double fire doors in St Austell comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
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
Prices for double fire doors in St Austell
Guide pricing for double fire doors: £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one St Austell building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
St Austell and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Truro, Newquay and Falmouth. Distance from St Austell does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you cover PL25 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover St Austell including PL25, and nearby towns such as Truro and Newquay. The survey and written quote are free.
How quickly can you survey in St Austell?
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.
Why does the gap between the two leaves matter?
The meeting edges are where flame and smoke can pass most easily. The gap and the seals there must match the certification for the pair to perform as tested.
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.