Getting double fire doors right in St Albans
If you need double fire doors in St Albans, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around St Albans, fire door work covers everything from HMOs to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Every pair we fit in St Albans is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for St Albans care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
Which fire door rules apply in St Albans?
England's framework applies in St Albans. 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 St Albans, 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.
Where double fire doors fit in St Albans
From communal corridors to schools, the requirement for double fire doors in St Albans 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.
From enquiry to handover in St Albans
- 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 St Albans
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.
Around St Albans
We also cover towns near St Albans, including Harpenden (7.6 km away), Hatfield and Hemel Hempstead. If your building is in AL1 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Is St Albans within your coverage area?
It is. We cover St Albans in Hertfordshire and neighbouring towns such as Harpenden. There is no charge for the survey.
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.
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.