FD30 fire doors in East Kilbride: what's involved
If you need FD30 fire doors in East Kilbride, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around East Kilbride, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to industrial estates. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
For a mixed portfolio in East Kilbride, 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 East Kilbride 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
- Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
Rules and responsibilities in East Kilbride
In East Kilbride, fire doors are specified against Scotland's Technical Handbooks (Section 2: Fire) under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, rather than Approved Document B. Duties in non-domestic premises come from the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
England's regulation 10 does not apply in Scotland. We follow the building's fire risk assessment and, where building work needs a warrant, the local authority's requirements.
Where FD30 fire doors fit in East Kilbride
Typical settings for FD30 fire doors include shops, schools and offices. In East Kilbride, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
The steps on a East Kilbride 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
What does FD30 fire doors cost in East Kilbride?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for FD30 fire doors is £300–£600 for a leaf into a sound existing frame; £650–£1,300 for a doorset, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Nearby areas we cover from East Kilbride
As well as East Kilbride, we cover neighbouring towns including Cambuslang, Rutherglen and Hamilton. The survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in East Kilbride?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in East Kilbride and the surrounding area, including Cambuslang and Rutherglen. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in East Kilbride?
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.
Can a new FD30 door go into my old frame?
Sometimes. The frame has to be sound, square, securely fixed and compatible with the new leaf's certification. Many older frames are not, especially softwood linings or frames altered for previous doors. We check each frame on the survey and recommend a doorset only where the frame cannot be relied on.