FD30 fire doors in Slough

FD30 fire doors in Slough: what's involved

If you need FD30 fire doors in Slough, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.

Buildings in and around Slough range from care homes to schools and purpose-built flats. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.

For a mixed portfolio in Slough, 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 Slough is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.

What does a correct FD30 installation include?

A typical timber FD30 leaf is around 44mm thick and hangs on at least three fire-tested hinges. The gaps between leaf and frame are set to the manufacturer's data, usually around 3mm. Intumescent strips, and smoke seals where needed, go in the frame or leaf edge as specified. The closer must pull the door shut and latch it from any angle. Every hole cut for a lock, latch or hinge is lined with intumescent material where the certification calls for it.

Then comes the part that is often skipped: sealing the gap between the frame and the wall with a tested material, as BS 8214:2026 now sets out in more detail.

As standard, the work covers:

• Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
• Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
• Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset

Rules and responsibilities in Slough

The rules that apply to fire doors in Slough 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 Slough 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.

Buildings and duty holders in Slough

From offices to blocks of flats, the requirement for FD30 fire doors in Slough comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.

How a Slough job runs

1. Measure the opening, check the frame and confirm the rating needed
2. Order a certified leaf or doorset to size, with matching components
3. Remove the old door and assess the frame or structural opening
4. Fix the frame and hang the leaf to the certified gap tolerances
5. Fit seals, hinges, latch, closer and signage, then test close-and-latch
6. Seal the frame-to-wall gap, make good and record the evidence

Guide prices in Slough

Budget around £300–£600 for a leaf into a sound existing frame; £650–£1,300 for a doorset, ex VAT for FD30 fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Slough as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

Covering Slough and nearby

Neighbouring towns such as Windsor, Maidenhead, Gerrards Cross and Uxbridge are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Common questions