Getting double fire doors right in Basildon
Our double fire doors service covers Basildon and the wider Essex area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Around Basildon, GP surgeries, care homes and converted period houses 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.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Basildon take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Basildon is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch.
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.
What you get:
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
Fire door law for Basildon properties
In Basildon, 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 Basildon 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 Basildon
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Basildon can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are schools and communal corridors, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
The steps on a Basildon installation
- 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 Basildon
Budget around £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT for double fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Basildon as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Basildon and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Pitsea, Stanford-le-Hope and Wickford. Distance from Basildon does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Basildon
Do you cover SS16 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Basildon including SS16, and nearby towns such as Pitsea and Stanford-le-Hope. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
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.