FD30 fire doors in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray: what's involved
Our FD30 fire doors service covers all of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray, across postcode districts including AB10, IV36 and AB37.
For a mixed portfolio in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray, we can survey every FD30 opening in one visit and price leaf-only and doorset options side by side. Each FD30 leaf we supply for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray has a mix of buildings, from purpose-built blocks to converted houses and commercial premises. We tailor the programme to the building, not the other way round.
Where are FD30 doors used?
FD30 is the rating most buildings rely on. You will find it on flat entrance doors, doors onto escape corridors and stairs in houses in multiple occupation, kitchen doors in HMOs, and most internal doors on escape routes in offices, schools, surgeries and shops. Where smoke control matters too, the door is specified as FD30S (E30Sa), which adds a smoke seal and a tighter threshold.
The rating your building needs comes from its fire strategy or fire risk assessment, not from the door supplier. If you are unsure whether a door should be FD30 or FD60, we check the drawings, the risk assessment and what is installed now before we price anything. Our FD30 vs FD60 guide explains the difference.
Fire door law for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray properties
In Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray, fire doors are specified against Scotland's Technical Handbooks (Section 2: Fire) under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, rather than Approved Document B. Duties in non-domestic premises come from the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
England's regulation 10 does not apply in Scotland. We follow the building's fire risk assessment and, where building work needs a warrant, the local authority's requirements.
How a Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray job runs
- Measure the opening, check the frame and confirm the rating needed
- Order a certified leaf or doorset to size, with matching components
- Remove the old door and assess the frame or structural opening
- Fix the frame and hang the leaf to the certified gap tolerances
- Fit seals, hinges, latch, closer and signage, then test close-and-latch
- Seal the frame-to-wall gap, make good and record the evidence
Prices for FD30 fire doors in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray
Guide pricing for FD30 fire doors: £300–£600 for a leaf into a sound existing frame; £650–£1,300 for a doorset, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Questions
Do you provide FD30 fire doors across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray?
Yes. We cover all of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray, including Aberdeen and Elgin. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Do FD30 doors need a closer?
Most do. Doors on escape routes, flat entrance doors and doors in the common parts of buildings need a self-closing device that shuts and latches the door. Some doors inside houses and locked riser doors are exceptions, depending on the fire strategy.
Can a new FD30 door go into my old frame?
Sometimes. The frame has to be sound, square, securely fixed and compatible with the new leaf's certification. Many older frames are not, especially softwood linings or frames altered for previous doors. We check each frame on the survey and recommend a doorset only where the frame cannot be relied on.