Double fire doors: our service in Stafford
Our double fire doors service covers Stafford and the wider Staffordshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Stafford, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to industrial estates. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Stafford take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Stafford care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Why pairs need extra care
The meeting stiles are the weak point of a pair. Gaps there must be controlled, both leaves need intumescent and smoke seals as specified, and if the meeting edges are rebated, a door coordinator is usually needed so the leaves close in the right order. If they close out of sequence, the door may not latch and will not perform as tested.
On a typical job that means:
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Commissioning of closing sequence
What the rules say for Stafford
In Stafford, 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 Stafford 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.
Where double fire doors fit in Stafford
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after office cores, hospitals and clinics or care homes. Whatever the building in Stafford, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
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 Stafford?
Budget around £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT for double fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Stafford as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Stafford
Nearby towns we cover include Rugeley, Cannock and Burntwood. Distance from Stafford does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Stafford
Do you cover ST16 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Stafford including ST16, and nearby towns such as Rugeley and Cannock. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Stafford?
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.