What double fire doors in Letchworth Garden City should include
We provide double fire doors in Letchworth Garden City (SG6 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
Around Letchworth Garden City, care homes, light industrial buildings and small blocks of flats all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Letchworth Garden City take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Letchworth Garden City is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch.
Why pairs need extra care
The meeting stiles are the weak point of a pair. Gaps there must be controlled, both leaves need intumescent and smoke seals as specified, and if the meeting edges are rebated, a door coordinator is usually needed so the leaves close in the right order. If they close out of sequence, the door may not latch and will not perform as tested.
On a typical job that means:
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
Fire door law for Letchworth Garden City properties
England's framework applies in Letchworth Garden City. 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.
For blocks over 11 metres in Letchworth Garden City, 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 Letchworth Garden City
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Letchworth Garden City can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are schools and office cores, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
The steps on a Letchworth Garden City installation
- 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 Letchworth Garden City
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 Letchworth Garden City as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Letchworth Garden City
We also cover towns near Letchworth Garden City, including Hitchin (5.2 km away), Stevenage and Luton. If your building is in SG6 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Letchworth Garden City
Do you cover SG6 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Letchworth Garden City including SG6, and nearby towns such as Hitchin and Stevenage. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Letchworth Garden City?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.