FD30 fire doors in Cheltenham, GL50

FD30 fire doors in Cheltenham, done to the evidence

From the GL50 postcode district outwards, we take on FD30 fire doors across Cheltenham for homes, blocks and workplaces.

Around Cheltenham, HMOs, offices and care homes all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.

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

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:

• Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
• Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
• Overhead closer set to close and latch

The regulations behind fire doors in Cheltenham

England's framework applies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham, 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.

Where FD30 fire doors fit in Cheltenham

From schools to blocks of flats, the requirement for FD30 fire doors in Cheltenham 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.

From enquiry to handover in Cheltenham

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

What does FD30 fire doors cost in Cheltenham?

Guide pricing for FD30 fire doors: £300–£600 for a leaf into a sound existing frame; £650–£1,300 for a doorset, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Cheltenham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Cheltenham and neighbouring towns

Cheltenham is about 11.8 km from Gloucester, and we cover both, along with nearby Tewkesbury and Stroud. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.

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