What double fire doors in Welwyn Garden City should include
If you need double fire doors in Welwyn Garden City, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Welwyn Garden City, HMOs, care homes and industrial estates 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.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Welwyn Garden City care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Welwyn Garden City take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention.
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
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
What the rules say for Welwyn Garden City
In Welwyn Garden City, 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.
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 Welwyn Garden City 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.
Who needs double fire doors in Welwyn Garden City?
From office cores to schools, the requirement for double fire doors in Welwyn Garden City 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.
Our process in Welwyn Garden City
- 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 Welwyn Garden City
Guide pricing for double fire doors: £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Welwyn Garden City building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Welwyn Garden City and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Hatfield, Hertford and St Albans. Distance from Welwyn Garden City does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you work in Welwyn Garden City?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Welwyn Garden City and the surrounding area, including Hatfield and Hertford. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Welwyn 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.
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.
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.