FD30 fire doors in Wellingborough: what's involved
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Wellingborough, we offer FD30 fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Wellingborough protect escape routes in high-street shops, family homes after loft conversions and schools alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For a mixed portfolio in Wellingborough, 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 Wellingborough 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.
Each installation includes:
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
- Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
Rules and responsibilities in Wellingborough
The rules that apply to fire doors in Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough 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.
Which buildings in Wellingborough need FD30 fire doors?
You are most likely to need FD30 fire doors if you look after care homes, HMOs or blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Wellingborough, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in Wellingborough
- 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 Wellingborough
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 Wellingborough
Neighbouring towns such as Rushden, Kettering, Northampton and Corby are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Wellingborough
Is Wellingborough within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Wellingborough in Northamptonshire and neighbouring towns such as Rushden. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Wellingborough?
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.