FD30 fire doors in Cirencester: what's involved
Our FD30 fire doors service in Cirencester is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Cirencester, fire door work covers everything from schools to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
In Cirencester, 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 Cirencester, 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
- Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
The regulations behind fire doors in Cirencester
In Cirencester, 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 Cirencester 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.
Where FD30 fire doors fit in Cirencester
The need for FD30 fire doors usually arises in offices or shops, and sometimes blocks of flats. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Cirencester to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Cirencester
- 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 Cirencester
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 Cirencester as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Cirencester
Neighbouring towns such as Stroud, Cheltenham, Swindon and Gloucester are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Do you work in Cirencester?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in Cirencester and the surrounding area, including Stroud and Cheltenham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Cirencester?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.
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.