Getting double fire doors right in Redditch
If you need double fire doors in Redditch, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Redditch has a broad mix of buildings, including family homes after loft conversions, care homes and high-street shops, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Every pair we fit in Redditch is commissioned so both leaves close in the right order and latch. Leaf-and-a-half doors are a practical option for Redditch care homes and schools that need occasional wide access.
Leaf-and-a-half for wider routes
Leaf-and-a-half doors give a usable everyday opening through the main leaf, with the smaller leaf opened for beds, trolleys or deliveries. They are common in care homes, hospitals and schools. The smaller leaf may be held with flush bolts; any bolts and their positions must be covered by the evidence.
As standard, the work covers:
- Closers matched to each leaf
- Meeting-stile intumescent and smoke seals
- Flush bolts and hold-opens within evidence
- Commissioning of closing sequence
What the rules say for Redditch
Fire doors in Redditch fall under English rules. New and replacement doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as clarified by the Fire Safety Act 2021, puts the duty on the responsible person to keep fire doors suitable and maintained.
For residential buildings in Redditch above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds checks: communal fire doors at least every three months and best-endeavours checks of flat entrance doors at least every twelve months. Higher-risk buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys also come under the Building Safety Act 2022, where works may need approval from the Building Safety Regulator.
Who needs double fire doors in Redditch?
Typical settings for double fire doors include office cores, communal corridors and hospitals and clinics. In Redditch, 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.
The steps on a Redditch 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
Guide prices in Redditch
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 Redditch building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Redditch
We also cover towns near Redditch, including Bromsgrove (8.4 km away), Shirley and Droitwich. If your building is in B97 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Is Redditch within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Redditch in Worcestershire and neighbouring towns such as Bromsgrove. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Redditch 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.