Double fire doors: our service in Morecambe
Our double fire doors service covers Morecambe and the wider Lancashire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Around Morecambe, low-rise blocks of flats, care homes and houses with integral garages 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 Morecambe care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Morecambe 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:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
Rules and responsibilities in Morecambe
England's framework applies in Morecambe. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Morecambe, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Where double fire doors fit in Morecambe
From communal corridors to schools, the requirement for double fire doors in Morecambe 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.
How a Morecambe 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 Morecambe
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 Morecambe building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Morecambe and neighbouring towns
Morecambe is about 35.5 km from Preston, and we cover both, along with nearby Lancaster and Fleetwood. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you cover LA4 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Morecambe including LA4, and nearby towns such as Lancaster and Fleetwood. The survey and written quote are free.
How quickly can you survey in Morecambe?
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.
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.