Double fire doors for Oxfordshire buildings
We provide double fire doors across Oxfordshire, covering 6 towns and 30 postcode districts, including Oxford, Banbury and Abingdon.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Oxfordshire care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Oxfordshire take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention.
Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Oxfordshire can all use one team for survey, supply, installation and evidence. We plan work around occupants and hand over a record for every door.
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.
The regulations behind fire doors in Oxfordshire
In Oxfordshire, 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 Oxfordshire 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.
The steps on a Oxfordshire installation
- 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
Guide prices in Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Common questions
Do you provide double fire doors across Oxfordshire?
Yes. We cover all of Oxfordshire, including Oxford and Banbury. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.
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.