FD30 fire doors in High Wycombe, HP11

FD30 fire doors in High Wycombe, done to the evidence

Our FD30 fire doors service covers High Wycombe and the wider Buckinghamshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.

In and around High Wycombe, fire door work covers everything from offices to industrial units. We plan each job around the people who use the building.

Each FD30 leaf we supply for High Wycombe is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows. In High Wycombe, FD30 doors are the usual choice for escape-route corridors, stairs and kitchen doors where the fire strategy asks for 30 minutes.

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.

What you get:

• Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
• Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
• Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material

Which fire door rules apply in High Wycombe?

In High Wycombe, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.

Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your High Wycombe building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.

Buildings and duty holders in High Wycombe

Typical settings for FD30 fire doors include schools, blocks of flats and offices. In High Wycombe, 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.

From enquiry to handover in High Wycombe

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 High Wycombe

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 High Wycombe as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

High Wycombe and neighbouring towns

Nearby towns we cover include Amersham, Maidenhead and Chesham. Distance from High Wycombe does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.

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