What FD30 fire doors in Borehamwood should include
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Borehamwood, we offer FD30 fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Borehamwood, fire door work covers everything from family homes after loft conversions to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
For a mixed portfolio in Borehamwood, 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 Borehamwood is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.
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:
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
The regulations behind fire doors in Borehamwood
In Borehamwood, 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.
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 Borehamwood 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Borehamwood
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Borehamwood can all commission FD30 fire doors from us. The usual settings are blocks of flats and care homes, though single doors for shops are just as welcome.
Our process in Borehamwood
- 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
What does FD30 fire doors cost in Borehamwood?
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 Borehamwood building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Borehamwood and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Barnet, Bushey and Hadley Wood. Distance from Borehamwood does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Borehamwood
Do you work in Borehamwood?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in Borehamwood and the surrounding area, including Barnet and Bushey. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Borehamwood?
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.