FD30 fire doors in London

Getting FD30 fire doors right in London

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

Around London, hotels, clinics and purpose-built blocks of flats 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.

In London, 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 London, 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.

What you get:

• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
• Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
• Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
• Overhead closer set to close and latch

The regulations behind fire doors in London

Fire doors in London fall under English rules. New and replacement doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as clarified by the Fire Safety Act 2021, puts the duty on the responsible person to keep fire doors suitable and maintained. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.

For residential buildings in London above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds checks: communal fire doors at least every three months and best-endeavours checks of flat entrance doors at least every twelve months. Higher-risk buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys also come under the Building Safety Act 2022, where works may need approval from the Building Safety Regulator.

Which buildings in London need FD30 fire doors?

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

Our process in London

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

Guide prices in London

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

Covering London and nearby

Beyond London itself we also cover nearby towns such as City of Westminster (1.4 km), Pimlico and Islington. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.

Questions from London