Double fire doors in Crowborough: what's involved
Our double fire doors service covers Crowborough and the wider East Sussex area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Crowborough, fire door work covers everything from schools to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Crowborough care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Crowborough take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention.
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:
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
Which fire door rules apply in Crowborough?
England's framework applies in Crowborough. 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 Crowborough, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Crowborough
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after office cores, schools or care homes. Whatever the building in Crowborough, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in Crowborough
- 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 Crowborough?
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.
Covering Crowborough and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead, Tonbridge and Haywards Heath are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Crowborough
Is Crowborough within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Crowborough in East Sussex and neighbouring towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Crowborough?
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.