FD30 fire doors: our service in Swansea
If you need FD30 fire doors in Swansea, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Swansea has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, hotels and restaurants, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For a mixed portfolio in Swansea, 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 Swansea is sized for the opening, rather than trimmed beyond what its certification allows.
Leaf only or a full doorset?
If the existing frame is sound, correctly sized, securely fixed and compatible with the new leaf's certification, a new FD30 leaf can be hung in it. Many frames do not pass that test: old softwood linings, frames that have been cut about for previous doors, or frames with no evidence of how they were fixed. In those cases a certified doorset (leaf, frame and ironmongery tested together) is the cleaner answer and usually the quicker one on site.
We tell you which route each opening needs on the survey, door by door, and why.
What you get:
- 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
- Photo record, product data and certificate references at handover
Fire door law for Swansea properties
Fire door work in Swansea follows Welsh building regulations and the Welsh Approved Document B. The Fire Safety Order 2005 covers workplaces and the shared parts of residential buildings here too, placing the duty on the responsible person.
The English regulation 10 checking regime does not extend to Swansea, so how often doors are checked comes from the fire risk assessment. We hand over evidence that fits whatever regime your assessor sets.
Who needs FD30 fire doors in Swansea?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Swansea can all commission FD30 fire doors from us. The usual settings are blocks of flats and schools, though single doors for HMOs are just as welcome.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Swansea
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 Swansea building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Swansea
Beyond Swansea itself we also cover nearby towns such as Briton Ferry (8.7 km), Gorseinon and Neath. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions
Do you work in Swansea?
Yes, we take on FD30 fire doors in Swansea and the surrounding area, including Briton Ferry and Gorseinon. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Swansea?
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.