Double fire doors for Stevenage buildings
Looking for double fire doors in Stevenage? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Stevenage and the wider Hertfordshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
In and around Stevenage, fire door work covers everything from low-rise blocks of flats to care homes. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Stevenage care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Stevenage 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.
Each installation includes:
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Closers matched to each leaf
Which fire door rules apply in Stevenage?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Stevenage 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 Stevenage 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 Stevenage need double fire doors?
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after communal corridors, office cores or hospitals and clinics. Whatever the building in Stevenage, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Stevenage 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
Budgeting for double fire doors in Stevenage
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 Stevenage as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Stevenage and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City and Welwyn Garden City. Distance from Stevenage does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you cover SG1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Stevenage including SG1, and nearby towns such as Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Stevenage 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.
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.