FD30 fire doors: our service in Horley
If you need FD30 fire doors in Horley, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Horley protect escape routes in light industrial buildings, small offices and small blocks of flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
In Horley, FD30 doors are the usual choice for escape-route corridors, stairs and kitchen doors where the fire strategy asks for 30 minutes. Each FD30 leaf we supply for Horley is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.
Where are FD30 doors used?
FD30 is the rating most buildings rely on. You will find it on flat entrance doors, doors onto escape corridors and stairs in houses in multiple occupation, kitchen doors in HMOs, and most internal doors on escape routes in offices, schools, surgeries and shops. Where smoke control matters too, the door is specified as FD30S (E30Sa), which adds a smoke seal and a tighter threshold.
The rating your building needs comes from its fire strategy or fire risk assessment, not from the door supplier. If you are unsure whether a door should be FD30 or FD60, we check the drawings, the risk assessment and what is installed now before we price anything. Our FD30 vs FD60 guide explains the difference.
What you get:
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals to the certification
- Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
- Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
- Fire-tested hinges, latch or lock and intumescent pads
What the rules say for Horley
England's framework applies in Horley. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Horley, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Who needs FD30 fire doors in Horley?
The need for FD30 fire doors usually arises in HMOs or offices, and sometimes shops. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Horley to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Horley job runs
- 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
Budgeting for FD30 fire doors in Horley
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 Horley as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Horley and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Crawley, Redhill and Reigate. Distance from Horley does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you work in Horley?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in Horley and the surrounding area, including Crawley and Redhill. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Horley 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.
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.
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.