Double fire doors in North Shields: what's involved
If you need double fire doors in North Shields, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around North Shields, fire door work covers everything from care homes to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for North Shields care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in North Shields take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention.
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.
What you get:
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Commissioning of closing sequence
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
Rules and responsibilities in North Shields
In North Shields, 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 North Shields 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 North Shields?
You are most likely to need double fire doors if you look after care homes, hospitals and clinics or schools. Whatever the building in North Shields, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a North Shields installation
- 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 North Shields?
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.
Nearby areas we cover from North Shields
Nearby towns we cover include Tynemouth, South Shields and Whitley Bay. Distance from North Shields does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you work in North Shields?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in North Shields and the surrounding area, including Tynemouth and South Shields. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.