FD30 fire doors in Brighton

FD30 fire doors for Brighton buildings

Our FD30 fire doors service in Brighton is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.

Brighton has a broad mix of buildings, including student accommodation, care homes and shared houses, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.

In Brighton, FD30 doors are the usual choice for escape-route corridors, stairs and kitchen doors where the fire strategy asks for 30 minutes. For a mixed portfolio in Brighton, we can survey every FD30 opening in one visit and price leaf-only and doorset options side by side.

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.

On a typical job that means:

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

Fire door law for Brighton properties

England's framework applies in Brighton. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.

For blocks over 11 metres in Brighton, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.

Buildings and duty holders in Brighton

You are most likely to need FD30 fire doors if you look after HMOs, shops or schools. Whatever the building in Brighton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.

What happens after you enquire

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

Budgeting for FD30 fire doors in Brighton

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

Nearby areas we cover from Brighton

Beyond Brighton itself we also cover nearby towns such as Hove (2.0 km), Portslade and Rottingdean. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.

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