Getting double fire doors right in South Croydon
Our double fire doors service in South Croydon is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Buildings in and around South Croydon range from care homes to shared houses and converted flats. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Every pair we fit in South Croydon is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for South Croydon 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
The regulations behind fire doors in South Croydon
In South Croydon, 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in South Croydon sits with the London Fire Brigade.
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 South Croydon 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 South Croydon
From hospitals and clinics to care homes, the requirement for double fire doors in South Croydon 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.
How a South Croydon 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
Guide prices in South Croydon
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.
Nearby areas we cover from South Croydon
We also cover towns near South Croydon, including Croydon (2.4 km away), Purley and Wallington. If your building is in CR2 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from South Croydon
Is South Croydon within your coverage area?
It is. We cover South Croydon in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Croydon. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my South Croydon 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.
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.