Getting FD30 fire doors right in Wigston
Our FD30 fire doors service covers Wigston and the wider Leicestershire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Wigston, fire door work covers everything from small offices to small blocks of flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
For a mixed portfolio in Wigston, 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 Wigston 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:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
What the rules say for Wigston
The rules that apply to fire doors in Wigston 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 Wigston 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.
Who needs FD30 fire doors in Wigston?
You are most likely to need FD30 fire doors if you look after care homes, offices or shops. Whatever the building in Wigston, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in Wigston
- 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
Guide prices in Wigston
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 Wigston building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Wigston
We also cover towns near Wigston, including Oadby (2.8 km away), Leicester and Market Harborough. If your building is in LE18 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Wigston
Do you work in Wigston?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in Wigston and the surrounding area, including Oadby and Leicester. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Wigston?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.