FD60 fire doors: our service in Tewkesbury
When you book FD60 fire doors in Tewkesbury, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Tewkesbury has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, family homes after loft conversions and houses with integral garages, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
FD60 openings in Tewkesbury buildings tend to be stair cores, plant rooms and bin stores in larger blocks and commercial premises. Before ordering FD60 doors for a Tewkesbury building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer.
When does a building need FD60 rather than FD30?
FD60 doors appear where the fire strategy asks a wall to resist fire for an hour: stair cores and lobbies in taller buildings, plant and boiler rooms, some service risers, refuse stores and compartment walls between different uses. The rating follows the wall. Fitting an FD30 door in a 60-minute wall leaves a weak point, and fitting FD60 everywhere wastes money and makes doors harder to open.
We work from your fire strategy, the building's drawings or the fire risk assessment. Where these disagree with what is on site, we flag it before ordering.
As standard, the work covers:
- 60-minute glazing systems where vision panels are needed
- Frame fixing and structural gap sealing recorded with photos
- Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
- Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening
The regulations behind fire doors in Tewkesbury
England's framework applies in Tewkesbury. 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 Tewkesbury, 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.
Which buildings in Tewkesbury need FD60 fire doors?
You are most likely to need FD60 fire doors if you look after refuse stores, mixed-use commercial buildings or plant and boiler rooms. Whatever the building in Tewkesbury, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Tewkesbury job runs
- 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 Tewkesbury
Budget around £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for FD60 fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Tewkesbury as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Tewkesbury
Nearby towns we cover include Cheltenham, Gloucester and Great Malvern. Distance from Tewkesbury does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Is Tewkesbury within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire and neighbouring towns such as Cheltenham. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Tewkesbury 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.
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.
Are FD60 doors harder to open?
They are heavier, so the closer has to be chosen and adjusted with care. A well-set closer will still close and latch the door while keeping the opening force reasonable for the people who use it.