Double fire doors: our service in Durham
From the DH1 postcode district outwards, we take on double fire doors across Durham for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Buildings in and around Durham range from schools to family homes after loft conversions and small blocks of flats. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Durham take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Durham is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
What the rules say for Durham
England's framework applies in Durham. 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 Durham, 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.
Where double fire doors fit in Durham
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after communal corridors, schools or care homes. Whatever the building in Durham, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
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
Guide prices in Durham
As a guide, budget £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT for double fire doors. The figure for your Durham building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Durham and nearby
Durham is about 28.1 km from Darlington, and we cover both, along with nearby Chester-le-Street and Houghton-Le-Spring. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Durham
Is Durham within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Durham in County Durham and neighbouring towns such as Chester-le-Street. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Durham?
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.
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.
Do both leaves need closers?
Usually, yes. Each leaf of a fire door pair needs to close itself. The closers are sized to each leaf's width and weight.