Getting double fire doors right in Barking
If you need double fire doors in Barking, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Barking protect escape routes in mixed-use office buildings, student accommodation and restaurants alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Barking take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Barking 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
Fire door law for Barking properties
England's framework applies in Barking. 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
For blocks over 11 metres in Barking, 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 Barking
From care homes to office cores, the requirement for double fire doors in Barking 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.
Our process in Barking
- 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 Barking
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 Barking as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Barking and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Ilford, Becontree and Thamesmead. Distance from Barking does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in Barking?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Barking and the surrounding area, including Ilford and Becontree. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Barking?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.