What double fire doors in Kingswood should include
We provide double fire doors in Kingswood (BS15 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
In and around Kingswood, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Kingswood take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Kingswood care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Hold-opens and escape
Pairs on corridors are often held open in daily use, with hold-open devices releasing both leaves when the alarm sounds. Where a pair is on an escape route used by the public, the escape hardware and the direction of opening also need to suit the fire strategy.
As standard, the work covers:
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
The regulations behind fire doors in Kingswood
In Kingswood, 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 Kingswood 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.
Where double fire doors fit in Kingswood
From communal corridors to office cores, the requirement for double fire doors in Kingswood comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
From enquiry to handover in Kingswood
- 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 Kingswood?
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 Kingswood 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.
Around Kingswood
Neighbouring towns such as Mangotsfield, Bristol, Yate and Bath are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Kingswood
Is Kingswood within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Kingswood in Gloucestershire and neighbouring towns such as Mangotsfield. There is no charge for the survey.
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.
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.