Double fire doors for Frome buildings
Our double fire doors service in Frome is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Around Frome, family homes after loft conversions, houses with integral garages and light industrial buildings all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Frome take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Frome care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
What the rules say for Frome
England's framework applies in Frome. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Frome, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Which buildings in Frome need double fire doors?
From office cores to hospitals and clinics, the requirement for double fire doors in Frome comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
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
What does double fire doors cost in Frome?
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 Frome and nearby
Frome is about 16.5 km from Bath, and we cover both, along with nearby Trowbridge and Kingswood. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Frome within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Frome in Somerset and neighbouring towns such as Trowbridge. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Frome 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.
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.