FD30 fire doors: our service in Pontypridd
We provide FD30 fire doors in Pontypridd (CF37 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
Pontypridd has a broad mix of buildings, including light industrial buildings, care homes and houses with integral garages, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For a mixed portfolio in Pontypridd, 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 Pontypridd 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.
What you get:
- Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
- 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
The regulations behind fire doors in Pontypridd
Pontypridd is in Wales, where new and replacement fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 as applied in Wales, with the Welsh Approved Document B as guidance. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 also applies, so responsible persons in workplaces and the common parts of blocks must keep fire doors maintained.
One difference from England: regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, with its quarterly and annual fire door checks, does not apply in Wales. Your fire risk assessment sets the checking regime instead, and we work to it.
Who needs FD30 fire doors in Pontypridd?
From HMOs to blocks of flats, the requirement for FD30 fire doors in Pontypridd 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.
From enquiry to handover in Pontypridd
- 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 Pontypridd?
Budget around £300–£600 for a leaf into a sound existing frame; £650–£1,300 for a doorset, ex VAT for FD30 fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Pontypridd as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Pontypridd and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Tonypandy, Caerphilly and Rhondda. Distance from Pontypridd does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Pontypridd
Is Pontypridd within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan and neighbouring towns such as Tonypandy. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Pontypridd building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
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.