Getting double fire doors right in Newburn
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Newburn, we offer double fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Buildings in and around Newburn range from small offices to care homes and light industrial buildings. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Newburn take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Every pair we fit in Newburn is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Closers matched to each leaf
Which fire door rules apply in Newburn?
In Newburn, 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 Newburn 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Newburn
Typical settings for double fire doors include office cores, care homes and hospitals and clinics. In Newburn, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
From enquiry to handover in Newburn
- 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 Newburn
As a guide, budget £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT for double fire doors. The figure for your Newburn building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Newburn and nearby
Newburn is about 8.5 km from Newcastle upon Tyne, and we cover both, along with nearby Gosforth and Gateshead. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you work in Newburn?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Newburn and the surrounding area, including Gosforth and Newcastle upon Tyne. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Newburn 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.
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.
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.