FD30 fire doors for Stowmarket buildings
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Stowmarket, we offer FD30 fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Stowmarket protect escape routes in small offices, small blocks of flats and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For a mixed portfolio in Stowmarket, 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 Stowmarket 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
- Overhead closer set to close and latch
- Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
What the rules say for Stowmarket
The rules that apply to fire doors in Stowmarket 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 Stowmarket 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 Stowmarket?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Stowmarket can all commission FD30 fire doors from us. The usual settings are shops and blocks of flats, though single doors for offices are just as welcome.
From enquiry to handover in Stowmarket
- 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 Stowmarket
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 Stowmarket as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Stowmarket and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury and Thetford are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you cover IP14 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Stowmarket including IP14, and nearby towns such as Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Stowmarket?
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.
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.
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.