Getting FD60 fire doors right in Leicester
We provide FD60 fire doors in Leicester (LE1 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
Around Leicester, mixed-use office buildings, schools and care homes 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.
Before ordering FD60 doors for a Leicester building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer. For FD60 work in Leicester 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.
What you get:
- 60-minute glazing systems where vision panels are needed
- Certified FD60 doorset or leaf with matching evidence
- Frame fixing and structural gap sealing recorded with photos
- Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
Fire door law for Leicester properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Leicester are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Leicester block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Which buildings in Leicester need FD60 fire doors?
Typical settings for FD60 fire doors include plant and boiler rooms, mixed-use commercial buildings and stair cores in taller blocks. In Leicester, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Leicester
Guide pricing for FD60 fire doors: £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Leicester building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Leicester
As well as Leicester, we cover neighbouring towns including Oadby, Wigston and Loughborough. The survey and quote are free.
Questions from Leicester
Is Leicester within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Leicester in Leicestershire and neighbouring towns such as Oadby. There is no charge for the survey.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.