FD30 fire door installation in Canary Wharf

FD30 fire doors for Canary Wharf buildings

Looking for FD30 fire doors in Canary Wharf? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Canary Wharf and the wider Greater London area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.

Buildings in and around Canary Wharf range from clinics to student accommodation and mixed-use office buildings. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.

Each FD30 leaf we supply for Canary Wharf is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows. In Canary Wharf, 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.

As standard, the work covers:

• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
• Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
• Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
• Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads

Which fire door rules apply in Canary Wharf?

In Canary Wharf, 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Canary Wharf sits with the London Fire Brigade.

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 Canary Wharf 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.

Who needs FD30 fire doors in Canary Wharf?

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

The steps on a Canary Wharf installation

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 Canary Wharf

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

Nearby areas we cover from Canary Wharf

Neighbouring towns such as Bow, Canning Town, Greenwich and Stratford are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

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