Double fire doors in Chatham

Double fire doors: our service in Chatham

Our double fire doors service covers Chatham and the wider Kent area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.

In and around Chatham, fire door work covers everything from high-street shops to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.

Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Chatham care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Chatham 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.

Each installation includes:

• Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
• Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
• Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
• Closers matched to each leaf

The regulations behind fire doors in Chatham

Fire doors in Chatham fall under English rules. New and replacement doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as clarified by the Fire Safety Act 2021, puts the duty on the responsible person to keep fire doors suitable and maintained.

For residential buildings in Chatham above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds checks: communal fire doors at least every three months and best-endeavours checks of flat entrance doors at least every twelve months. Higher-risk buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys also come under the Building Safety Act 2022, where works may need approval from the Building Safety Regulator.

Buildings and duty holders in Chatham

Typical settings for double fire doors include care homes, office cores and schools. In Chatham, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.

How a Chatham job runs

1. Survey opening width, use and traffic
2. Select pair configuration and hardware set
3. Order certified doorset with coordinator and bolts if needed
4. Install frame and hang both leaves
5. Set closing sequence, seals and latching
6. Test hold-open release and record evidence

What does double fire doors cost in Chatham?

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 Chatham

Neighbouring towns such as Rochester, Gillingham, Strood and Maidstone are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

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