Double fire doors: our service in Gloucestershire
Across Gloucestershire, from Gloucester to Cheltenham, we survey, supply and fit double fire doors for homes, blocks of flats and workplaces.
Every pair we fit in Gloucestershire is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Gloucestershire care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Gloucestershire can all use one team for survey, supply, installation and evidence. We plan work around occupants and hand over a record for every door.
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.
Which fire door rules apply in Gloucestershire?
In Gloucestershire, 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 Gloucestershire 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.
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
Budgeting for double fire doors in Gloucestershire
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.
Questions
Do you provide double fire doors across Gloucestershire?
Yes. We cover all of Gloucestershire, including Gloucester and Cheltenham. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.
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.