Double fire doors in Kettering, done to the evidence
Our double fire doors service covers Kettering and the wider Northamptonshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Kettering, fire door work covers everything from low-rise blocks of flats to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Kettering take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Kettering is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
What the rules say for Kettering
In Kettering, 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 Kettering 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 Kettering need double fire doors?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Kettering can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are schools and office cores, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
Our process in Kettering
- 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 Kettering
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 Kettering and nearby
Kettering is about 19.7 km from Northampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Wellingborough and Corby. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Kettering
Do you cover NN16 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Kettering including NN16, and nearby towns such as Wellingborough and Corby. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Kettering building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
Can double fire doors be held open?
Yes, with hold-open devices that release on the fire alarm, or with free-swing closers. Wedges and hooks are not acceptable.
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.