What FD30 fire doors in Catford should include
From the SE6 postcode district outwards, we take on FD30 fire doors across Catford for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Fire doors in Catford protect escape routes in purpose-built blocks of flats, converted flats and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
In Catford, 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 Catford, we can survey every FD30 opening in one visit and price leaf-only and doorset options side by side.
Where are FD30 doors used?
FD30 is the rating most buildings rely on. You will find it on flat entrance doors, doors onto escape corridors and stairs in houses in multiple occupation, kitchen doors in HMOs, and most internal doors on escape routes in offices, schools, surgeries and shops. Where smoke control matters too, the door is specified as FD30S (E30Sa), which adds a smoke seal and a tighter threshold.
The rating your building needs comes from its fire strategy or fire risk assessment, not from the door supplier. If you are unsure whether a door should be FD30 or FD60, we check the drawings, the risk assessment and what is installed now before we price anything. Our FD30 vs FD60 guide explains the difference.
On a typical job that means:
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
The regulations behind fire doors in Catford
The rules that apply to fire doors in Catford are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts. Enforcement of fire safety law in Catford sits with the London Fire Brigade.
Where a Catford block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Buildings and duty holders in Catford
You are most likely to need FD30 fire doors if you look after shops, blocks of flats or HMOs. Whatever the building in Catford, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Catford
- 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 Catford
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 Catford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Catford
Nearby towns we cover include Blackheath, Greenwich and Beckenham. Distance from Catford does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Catford
Do you work in Catford?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in Catford and the surrounding area, including Blackheath and Greenwich. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Catford?
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.
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.