Double fire doors: our service in Wellington
Our double fire doors service in Wellington is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Buildings in and around Wellington range from family homes after loft conversions to small offices and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Every pair we fit in Wellington is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Wellington 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:
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Closers matched to each leaf
Rules and responsibilities in Wellington
In Wellington, 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 Wellington 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 Wellington need double fire doors?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Wellington can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are hospitals and clinics and schools, though single doors for office cores are just as welcome.
How a Wellington 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
What does double fire doors cost in Wellington?
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 Wellington building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Wellington and nearby
Wellington is about 5.2 km from Telford, and we cover both, along with nearby Shrewsbury and Stafford. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Wellington
Is Wellington within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Wellington in Shropshire and neighbouring towns such as Telford. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Wellington?
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.
Why does the gap between the two leaves matter?
The meeting edges are where flame and smoke can pass most easily. The gap and the seals there must match the certification for the pair to perform as tested.
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.