Double fire doors for Wellingborough buildings
Our double fire doors service covers Wellingborough 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.
Wellingborough has a broad mix of buildings, including family homes after loft conversions, HMOs and industrial estates, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Every pair we fit in Wellingborough is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Wellingborough 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
Rules and responsibilities in Wellingborough
The rules that apply to fire doors in Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough 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.
Which buildings in Wellingborough need double fire doors?
Typical settings for double fire doors include communal corridors, care homes and schools. In Wellingborough, 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.
Our process in Wellingborough
- 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
What does double fire doors cost in Wellingborough?
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 Wellingborough building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Wellingborough and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Rushden, Kettering and Northampton. Distance from Wellingborough does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Wellingborough
Do you work in Wellingborough?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Wellingborough and the surrounding area, including Rushden and Kettering. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Wellingborough 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.
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.