What FD30 fire doors in Canterbury should include
If you need FD30 fire doors in Canterbury, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Canterbury, schools, houses with integral garages and high-street shops 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.
Each FD30 leaf we supply for Canterbury is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows. In Canterbury, FD30 doors are the usual choice for escape-route corridors, stairs and kitchen doors where the fire strategy asks for 30 minutes.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
- Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
Fire door law for Canterbury properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Canterbury 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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Canterbury can all commission FD30 fire doors from us. The usual settings are schools and offices, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
The steps on a Canterbury installation
- 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
Prices for FD30 fire doors in Canterbury
As a guide, budget £300–£600 for a leaf into a sound existing frame; £650–£1,300 for a doorset, ex VAT for FD30 fire doors. The figure for your Canterbury building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Canterbury and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Whitstable, Herne Bay, Faversham and Ashford (Kent) are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Canterbury
Do you cover CT1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Canterbury including CT1, and nearby towns such as Whitstable and Herne Bay. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
Do FD30 doors need a closer?
Most do. Doors on escape routes, flat entrance doors and doors in the common parts of buildings need a self-closing device that shuts and latches the door. Some doors inside houses and locked riser doors are exceptions, depending on the fire strategy.