FD30 fire doors in Redruth: what's involved
If you need FD30 fire doors in Redruth, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Redruth, fire door work covers everything from small offices to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
For a mixed portfolio in Redruth, 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 Redruth 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.
What you get:
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
- Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
What the rules say for Redruth
The rules that apply to fire doors in Redruth 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 Redruth 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.
Who needs FD30 fire doors in Redruth?
You are most likely to need FD30 fire doors if you look after care homes, HMOs or shops. Whatever the building in Redruth, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Redruth 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
Guide prices in Redruth
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 Redruth as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Redruth
Beyond Redruth itself we also cover nearby towns such as Camborne (5.7 km), Truro and Falmouth. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions from Redruth
Do you cover TR16 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Redruth including TR16, and nearby towns such as Camborne and Truro. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
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.