Getting FD60 fire doors right in Dunstable
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Dunstable, we offer FD60 fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Dunstable, fire door work covers everything from high-street shops to care homes. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Before ordering FD60 doors for a Dunstable building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer. For FD60 work in Dunstable we generally fit certified doorsets, so frame and leaf share the same test evidence.
What do you hand over at the end?
For every FD60 opening we record the product and certificate reference, the gap measurements, the hinge and closer specification, how the frame was fixed and what was used to seal the frame-to-structure gap, with photographs before the architraves go on. That record is what your fire risk assessor or building control officer will ask for.
On a typical job that means:
- Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening
- Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
- 60-minute glazing systems where vision panels are needed
- Certified FD60 doorset or leaf with matching evidence
The regulations behind fire doors in Dunstable
England's framework applies in Dunstable. 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 Dunstable, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Dunstable
The need for FD60 fire doors usually arises in mixed-use commercial buildings or plant and boiler rooms, and sometimes refuse stores. 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 Dunstable to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Dunstable
- Confirm the 60-minute requirement against the fire strategy
- Survey structure, opening size and wall type
- Order the certified doorset with ironmongery to its evidence
- Install the frame, fix and seal it to the structure
- Hang, adjust and test the leaf, closer and latching
- Record evidence and make good
Prices for FD60 fire doors in Dunstable
As a guide, budget £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for FD60 fire doors. The figure for your Dunstable building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Dunstable and nearby
Dunstable is about 7.3 km from Luton, and we cover both, along with nearby Leighton Buzzard and Harpenden. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Dunstable
Is Dunstable within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Dunstable in Bedfordshire and neighbouring towns such as Luton. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Dunstable?
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.
Is FD60 just a thicker FD30?
No. FD60 doors are built and tested as a different product, usually with a thicker core, different seals and different ironmongery. Only the tested combination carries the 60-minute rating.
Do FD60 doors need smoke seals?
If the fire strategy asks for smoke control, yes: the door will be specified as FD60S or E60Sa with smoke seals. Many plant room doors are FD60 without a smoke requirement.