What double fire doors in Corby should include
Our double fire doors service in Corby is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Corby, fire door work covers everything from HMOs to low-rise blocks of flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Every pair we fit in Corby is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Corby care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Hold-opens and escape
Pairs on corridors are often held open in daily use, with hold-open devices releasing both leaves when the alarm sounds. Where a pair is on an escape route used by the public, the escape hardware and the direction of opening also need to suit the fire strategy.
On a typical job that means:
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Commissioning of closing sequence
Fire door law for Corby properties
In Corby, 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 Corby 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 Corby need double fire doors?
Typical settings for double fire doors include hospitals and clinics, office cores and care homes. In Corby, 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.
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
Prices for double fire doors in Corby
As a guide, budget £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT for double fire doors. The figure for your Corby building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Corby and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Kettering, Market Harborough and Wellingborough. Distance from Corby does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you work in Corby?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Corby and the surrounding area, including Kettering and Market Harborough. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Corby?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.