Double fire doors: our service in Wickford
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Wickford, we offer double fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Wickford has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, houses with integral garages and family homes after loft conversions, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Wickford take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Wickford 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
Rules and responsibilities in Wickford
England's framework applies in Wickford. 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 Wickford, 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 Wickford need double fire doors?
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after schools, office cores or hospitals and clinics. Whatever the building in Wickford, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Wickford job runs
- 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 Wickford
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 Wickford 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.
Nearby areas we cover from Wickford
We also cover towns near Wickford, including Pitsea (5.3 km away), Rayleigh and Basildon. If your building is in SS12 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Is Wickford within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Wickford in Essex and neighbouring towns such as Pitsea. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Wickford?
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.
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.