Double fire doors for Tonbridge buildings
If you need double fire doors in Tonbridge, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Tonbridge has a broad mix of buildings, including small blocks of flats, light industrial buildings and small offices, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Tonbridge take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Tonbridge care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
The regulations behind fire doors in Tonbridge
The rules that apply to fire doors in Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after care homes, communal corridors or hospitals and clinics. Whatever the building in Tonbridge, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Tonbridge
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.
Covering Tonbridge and nearby
We also cover towns near Tonbridge, including Royal Tunbridge Wells (6.9 km away), Sevenoaks and Crowborough. If your building is in TN9 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Is Tonbridge within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Tonbridge in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Tonbridge?
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.
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.
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.