FD60 fire doors: our service in Stevenage
Our FD60 fire doors service in Stevenage is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in Stevenage protect escape routes in HMOs, schools and industrial estates alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Before ordering FD60 doors for a Stevenage building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer. For FD60 work in Stevenage we generally fit certified doorsets, so frame and leaf share the same test evidence.
Why FD60 installation is less forgiving
A 54mm leaf can weigh considerably more than a 44mm one. That weight drives everything else: more robust frames and fixings, hinges rated for the load, and a closer with enough power to close and latch the door without making it too heavy to open. Glazing, if any, must use a 60-minute glass and glazing system from the same test evidence.
Because of this, most FD60 openings are best done as a certified doorset, so the frame and leaf come with matching evidence.
Each installation includes:
- Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
- Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening
- 60-minute glazing systems where vision panels are needed
- Certified FD60 doorset or leaf with matching evidence
Which fire door rules apply in Stevenage?
In Stevenage, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Stevenage building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Where FD60 fire doors fit in Stevenage
You are most likely to need FD60 fire doors if you look after mixed-use commercial buildings, plant and boiler rooms or refuse stores. Whatever the building in Stevenage, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Stevenage installation
- 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 Stevenage
Guide pricing for FD60 fire doors: £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Stevenage building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Stevenage and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City and Harpenden are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Stevenage
Do you cover SG1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Stevenage including SG1, and nearby towns such as Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Stevenage 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.
Can I upgrade an FD30 door to FD60?
Not by adding parts. An FD30 leaf cannot be turned into an FD60 door with extra strips or paint. If an opening needs 60 minutes, the leaf, and usually the frame, need to be replaced with a certified FD60 product.