Getting FD30 fire doors right in Christchurch
Our FD30 fire doors service covers Christchurch and the wider Dorset area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Christchurch has a broad mix of buildings, including family homes after loft conversions, small offices and light industrial buildings, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For a mixed portfolio in Christchurch, 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 Christchurch is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.
Leaf only or a full doorset?
If the existing frame is sound, correctly sized, securely fixed and compatible with the new leaf's certification, a new FD30 leaf can be hung in it. Many frames do not pass that test: old softwood linings, frames that have been cut about for previous doors, or frames with no evidence of how they were fixed. In those cases a certified doorset (leaf, frame and ironmongery tested together) is the cleaner answer and usually the quicker one on site.
We tell you which route each opening needs on the survey, door by door, and why.
Each installation includes:
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
Fire door law for Christchurch properties
In Christchurch, 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 Christchurch 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.
Which buildings in Christchurch need FD30 fire doors?
Typical settings for FD30 fire doors include offices, HMOs and shops. In Christchurch, 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 Christchurch installation
- 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
What does FD30 fire doors cost in Christchurch?
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 Christchurch as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Christchurch
We also cover towns near Christchurch, including Bournemouth (7.1 km away), New Milton and Poole. If your building is in BH6 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Christchurch
Is Christchurch within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Christchurch in Dorset and neighbouring towns such as Bournemouth. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Christchurch?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
What is the difference between FD30 and FD30S?
FD30S has been tested for smoke control as well as fire. It adds a smoke seal, usually a brush or blade, and needs a tight threshold gap. Flat entrance doors and doors onto protected escape routes are commonly specified as FD30S.
How long does it take to fit an FD30 door?
A leaf into a sound frame is often a few hours. A full doorset including frame removal, fixing, sealing and making good is usually half a day to a day per opening, depending on access and the wall construction.