Double fire doors for Folkestone buildings
When you book double fire doors in Folkestone, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Fire doors in Folkestone protect escape routes in houses with integral garages, industrial estates and HMOs alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Every pair we fit in Folkestone is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Folkestone care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
Fire door law for Folkestone properties
In Folkestone, 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 Folkestone 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.
Which buildings in Folkestone need double fire doors?
Typical settings for double fire doors include care homes, office cores and schools. In Folkestone, 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.
The steps on a Folkestone 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 Folkestone
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 Folkestone building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Folkestone and nearby
Folkestone is about 49.8 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Dover and Ashford (Kent). Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Folkestone within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Folkestone in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Dover. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Folkestone?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.