Double fire doors: our service in Acocks Green
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Acocks Green, we offer double fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Acocks Green, fire door work covers everything from light industrial buildings to houses with integral garages. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Acocks Green take heavy use, so closing sequence and meeting-edge seals get extra attention. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Acocks Green 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.
What you get:
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
Rules and responsibilities in Acocks Green
The rules that apply to fire doors in Acocks Green are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Acocks Green block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Which buildings in Acocks Green need double fire doors?
The need for double fire doors usually arises in communal corridors or office cores, and sometimes care homes. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Acocks Green to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Acocks Green job runs
- 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
Guide prices in Acocks Green
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 Acocks Green as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Acocks Green
Acocks Green is about 6.6 km from Birmingham, and we cover both, along with nearby Shirley and Solihull. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you work in Acocks Green?
Yes, we take on double fire doors in Acocks Green and the surrounding area, including Shirley and Solihull. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Acocks Green?
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.
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.
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.