FD30 fire doors in Peckham

Getting FD30 fire doors right in Peckham

We provide FD30 fire doors in Peckham (SE15 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.

In and around Peckham, fire door work covers everything from clinics to student accommodation. We plan each job around the people who use the building.

Each FD30 leaf we supply for Peckham is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows. In Peckham, 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
• Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
• Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
• Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset

What the rules say for Peckham

In Peckham, 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.

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 Peckham 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 Peckham

The need for FD30 fire doors usually arises in shops or schools, and sometimes HMOs. 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 Peckham to keep escape routes protected throughout.

The steps on a Peckham 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 Peckham

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 Peckham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Peckham and neighbouring towns

We also cover towns near Peckham, including Brixton (2.7 km away), Greenwich and Catford. If your building is in SE15 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.

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