FD30 fire doors in Altrincham

FD30 fire doors in Altrincham: what's involved

Our FD30 fire doors service covers Altrincham and the wider Greater Manchester area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.

Around Altrincham, light industrial buildings, small blocks of flats and houses with integral garages 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.

For a mixed portfolio in Altrincham, we can survey every FD30 opening in one visit and price leaf-only and doorset options side by side. Each FD30 leaf we supply for Altrincham is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.

What does a correct FD30 installation include?

A typical timber FD30 leaf is around 44mm thick and hangs on at least three fire-tested hinges. The gaps between leaf and frame are set to the manufacturer's data, usually around 3mm. Intumescent strips, and smoke seals where needed, go in the frame or leaf edge as specified. The closer must pull the door shut and latch it from any angle. Every hole cut for a lock, latch or hinge is lined with intumescent material where the certification calls for it.

Then comes the part that is often skipped: sealing the gap between the frame and the wall with a tested material, as BS 8214:2026 now sets out in more detail.

On a typical job that means:

• Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
• Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
• Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover

Fire door law for Altrincham properties

The rules that apply to fire doors in Altrincham 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.

Where a Altrincham 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 Altrincham

From care homes to HMOs, the requirement for FD30 fire doors in Altrincham 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.

What happens after you enquire

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 Altrincham

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

Nearby areas we cover from Altrincham

Nearby towns we cover include Sale, Urmston and Stretford. Distance from Altrincham does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.

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