FD30 fire doors in South Shields

FD30 fire doors in South Shields: what's involved

Our FD30 fire doors service covers South Shields and the wider Tyne and Wear area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.

In and around South Shields, fire door work covers everything from family homes after loft conversions to low-rise blocks of flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.

For a mixed portfolio in South Shields, 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 South Shields 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:

• Frame-to-wall gap sealed with an evidenced material
• Certified FD30 or FD30S leaf, or full doorset
• Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
• Survey of the opening, frame and existing ironmongery

The regulations behind fire doors in South Shields

England's framework applies in South Shields. 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 South Shields, 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.

Where FD30 fire doors fit in South Shields

Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in South Shields can all commission FD30 fire doors from us. The usual settings are shops and offices, though single doors for blocks of flats are just as welcome.

From enquiry to handover in South Shields

1. Measure the opening, check the frame and confirm the rating needed
2. Order a certified leaf or doorset to size, with matching components
3. Remove the old door and assess the frame or structural opening
4. Fix the frame and hang the leaf to the certified gap tolerances
5. Fit seals, hinges, latch, closer and signage, then test close-and-latch
6. Seal the frame-to-wall gap, make good and record the evidence

Budgeting for FD30 fire doors in South Shields

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 South Shields building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Nearby areas we cover from South Shields

We also cover towns near South Shields, including Tynemouth (2.2 km away), North Shields and Jarrow. If your building is in NE33 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.

Questions from South Shields