Double fire doors for Royal Tunbridge Wells buildings
If you need double fire doors in Royal Tunbridge Wells, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Royal Tunbridge Wells, fire door work covers everything from industrial estates 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Royal Tunbridge Wells take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Closers matched to each leaf
Fire door law for Royal Tunbridge Wells properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells 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.
Where double fire doors fit in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Royal Tunbridge Wells can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are care homes and office cores, though single doors for communal corridors are just as welcome.
How a Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells
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 Royal Tunbridge Wells building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Royal Tunbridge Wells and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Tonbridge, Crowborough and Sevenoaks. Distance from Royal Tunbridge Wells does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Royal Tunbridge Wells within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Tonbridge. 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.
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.
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.