Double fire doors in New Milton: what's involved
From the BH25 postcode district outwards, we take on double fire doors across New Milton for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Fire doors in New Milton protect escape routes in small offices, houses with integral garages and care homes 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 New Milton take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in New Milton is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch.
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:
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
Which fire door rules apply in New Milton?
The rules that apply to fire doors in New Milton 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.
Where a New Milton 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.
Buildings and duty holders in New Milton
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in New Milton can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are office cores and care homes, though single doors for hospitals and clinics are just as welcome.
How a New Milton 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
What does double fire doors cost in New Milton?
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 New Milton
Neighbouring towns such as Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hythe and Totton are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from New Milton
Do you cover BH25 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover New Milton including BH25, and nearby towns such as Christchurch and Bournemouth. The survey and written quote are free.
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.