FD60 fire doors in Basingstoke

Getting FD60 fire doors right in Basingstoke

Looking for FD60 fire doors in Basingstoke? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Basingstoke and the wider Hampshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.

Around Basingstoke, converted period houses, HMOs and industrial units all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.

FD60 openings in Basingstoke buildings tend to be stair cores, plant rooms and bin stores in larger blocks and commercial premises. For FD60 work in Basingstoke we generally fit certified doorsets, so frame and leaf share the same test evidence.

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.

What you get:

• Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
• 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 Basingstoke

England's framework applies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke, 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 Basingstoke need FD60 fire doors?

You are most likely to need FD60 fire doors if you look after mixed-use commercial buildings, stair cores in taller blocks or plant and boiler rooms. Whatever the building in Basingstoke, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.

From enquiry to handover in Basingstoke

1. Confirm the 60-minute requirement against the fire strategy
2. Survey structure, opening size and wall type
3. Order the certified doorset with ironmongery to its evidence
4. Install the frame, fix and seal it to the structure
5. Hang, adjust and test the leaf, closer and latching
6. Record evidence and make good

Guide prices in Basingstoke

Guide pricing for FD60 fire doors: £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Basingstoke building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Basingstoke and neighbouring towns

Basingstoke is about 45.6 km from Southampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Fleet and Thatcham. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.

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