Double fire doors for Salisbury buildings
From the SP1 postcode district outwards, we take on double fire doors across Salisbury for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Salisbury has a broad mix of buildings, including small blocks of flats, houses with integral garages and family homes after loft conversions, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Salisbury care homes and schools that need occasional wide access. Double doors on wards, school corridors and lobbies in Salisbury 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Door coordinators where meeting edges are rebated
- Equal pair or leaf-and-a-half doorsets
Rules and responsibilities in Salisbury
England's framework applies in Salisbury. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Salisbury, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Who needs double fire doors in Salisbury?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Salisbury can all commission double fire doors from us. The usual settings are office cores and schools, though single doors for hospitals and clinics are just as welcome.
How a Salisbury 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
Prices for double fire doors in Salisbury
Guide pricing for double fire doors: £1,600–£3,400 per pair supplied and fitted, depending on glazing and hardware, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Salisbury building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Salisbury and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Andover, Totton, Southampton and Eastleigh are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Salisbury within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Salisbury in Wiltshire and neighbouring towns such as Andover. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Salisbury 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.
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.