Double fire doors for Carshalton buildings
From the SM5 postcode district outwards, we take on double fire doors across Carshalton for homes, blocks and workplaces.
In and around Carshalton, fire door work covers everything from schools to restaurants. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Carshalton care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Carshalton take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention.
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.
What you get:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
The regulations behind fire doors in Carshalton
The rules that apply to fire doors in Carshalton are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
Where a Carshalton block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Which buildings in Carshalton need double fire doors?
Typical settings for double fire doors include office cores, care homes and schools. In Carshalton, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
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 Carshalton
Guide pricing for double fire doors: £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Carshalton building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Carshalton
We also cover towns near Carshalton, including Wallington (1.1 km away), Sutton and Mitcham. If your building is in SM5 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Do you work in Carshalton?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Carshalton and the surrounding area, including Wallington and Sutton. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Carshalton building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
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.