Double fire doors in Felixstowe: what's involved
Our double fire doors service in Felixstowe is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Felixstowe has a broad mix of buildings, including houses with integral garages, care homes and light industrial buildings, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Felixstowe take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Felixstowe 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
Which fire door rules apply in Felixstowe?
In Felixstowe, 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 Felixstowe 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.
Who needs double fire doors in Felixstowe?
From office cores to hospitals and clinics, the requirement for double fire doors in Felixstowe 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.
Our process in Felixstowe
- 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
Budgeting for double fire doors in Felixstowe
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.
Around Felixstowe
Neighbouring towns such as Harwich, Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Felixstowe
Do you work in Felixstowe?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Felixstowe and the surrounding area, including Harwich and Ipswich. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Felixstowe?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.